We’re so entangled with our devices that online has started to feel more real than IRL, says journalist Nayeema Raza. As screens reshape how we connect and relate, she offers three practical habits to reignite curiosity, restore presence and break free from our phones. (Created in collaboration with @ignite; Recorded at TEDNext 2025 on November 11, 2025)
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@charmainesawal9602
March 25, 2026 at 11:02 am
<3
@nayyarzafar2877
March 25, 2026 at 11:08 am
Very well said ❤🎉
@Romanticexpress28
March 25, 2026 at 11:10 am
1 rule is pause
2 watching movie and wonder
@ahmedcweli7768
March 25, 2026 at 11:24 am
TED is amazing
@MuhammadArshadMuhammadArsh-v9h
March 25, 2026 at 11:32 am
Good 👍
@nothingbutchappy
March 25, 2026 at 11:33 am
Watching this from my phone… yeah…
@doubleuenbeeeh
March 25, 2026 at 11:39 am
Deleted and re-uploaded
@DixieWrekDeaD
March 25, 2026 at 1:36 pm
How can people just continue to regurgitate the known?? And still act as if it’s their idea
@realhometalks
March 25, 2026 at 2:57 pm
The whole world has been and is doing the same thing. just try to learn how to present in a new way,
@Echo21
March 25, 2026 at 1:39 pm
3 Habits to Practice Curiosity:
1. Pause (for one second) (3:15)
2. Wonder (e.g. watch a movie without googling) (3:31)
3. Ask a question (out loud) (3:43)
@Wantaleven
March 25, 2026 at 3:03 pm
The most surprising thing here is the kids were born yesterday, 2015.
@TheShellyHansenShow
March 25, 2026 at 3:21 pm
Thank you, Nayeema! This is such an important conversation because most people don’t realize how much constant information is actually replacing curiosity and presence. We’re always consuming but rarely reflecting, always scrolling but rarely thinking. The pause she talks about is powerful because that’s where awareness and intentional living actually start. It’s curiosity and presence that really makes a life feel full.
@matiasreyes8043
March 25, 2026 at 5:19 pm
What a load of nothing.
@harrypearle9781
March 25, 2026 at 6:02 pm
MESSY thinking more?
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Our devices seem in ORDER.while ordinary LIFE is MESSY and CONFUSING and PROBLEMATIC
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