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When technology interferes with natural observation skills

I've become obsessed with foraging apps and plant identification technology but sometimes I think all this digital help is making me worse at actually seeing what's in front of me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Digital tools designed to enhance our connection with nature can paradoxically distance us from developing our own intuitive abilities.

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