Better tools, worse skills

My electric carving knife broke the other day and last night I was forced to use the old fashioned carving knife like my predecessors have been doing for thousands of years.

I could tell that my skills and comfort carving with this knife wasn't as good as even a few months ago.

I don’t think I’m going to use that electric knife anymore. I’ll keep my skills sharp with the old knife and enjoy the process.

How many advanced tools do we have today that have allowed us to have worse skills? I’m looking for areas in which I can cut back and sharpen skills and lessen my dependence on tools.