Today I turned off autocorrect, just to see what would happen. Man, I did not expect to be so surprised.

I used to be pretty confident about my spelling. English isn’t even my first language, but I actually worked at it. I still remember how proud I felt winning a spelling contest with 60 out of 53 correct words. I spent hours memorizing tough words, practicing all the time, checking each letter, obsessing over the details. No shortcuts back then. Just me,my passion, my dictionary, and a ton of patience.

Now what? Autocorrect is always there, fixing every mistake, and AI is tossing out full sentences. I started relying on them way more than I realized. With those crutches gone, I suddenly saw how much I’ve slipped. Or I think I maybe just gotten lazy.

It’s weird, honestly. Having something you were proud of, and suddenly struggling with it. Not because I'm incapable, but just because I haven’t had to do it for ages.

I guess this is what happens when tech makes things easier. Skills change, or fade out quietly when we stop using them. Still, I kinda miss that old version of myself the one who could spell anything, no help needed to memorised 

I guess this is my wake up call, skills don’t magically vanish, they just get fade slowly when ignored.

            Time to think and practice again.