I quit my Zettelkasten and what a relief that is. It took me like 5 months to come to terms with it and stop blaming myself for doing it wrong 🫠

Anyway, here is the story of it: www.noriparelius.com/post/goodbye...

Just tore up and tossed all my books with the name Neil Gaiman on them. I don’t expect the artists whose work I love to be perfect. But I expect them to be human. Damn it.

Microsoft is pausing construction on parts of its Wisconsin Data Center due to "scope and recent changes in technology." I'm calling this a pale horse - it's the first time I've seen a hyperscaler pull *back* on expansion of data centers for AI.

www.theinformation.com/briefings/mi...

I have a love-hate relationship with my phone 🙄 But I am realising it's not just a me-problem. It's the phone too.
1. It makes whatever I do on it feel like not-a-thing (illusion of multitasking)
2. It is too easily available
3. It is really only good for browsing
noriparelius.com/post/problem...

'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go' by Wham was released nearer to the end of the Second World War than to today. Happy New Year everyone!

My husband and I have been watching The Beatles: Get Back documentary and it made me think a lot about creativity, art and authenticity. Watching them at play is so inspiring.

noriparelius.com/post/creativ...

The no man’s land between Christmas and New Year’s is not a good time to come up with resolutions. I don’t even know what day of the week it is, for heaven’s sake! I can’t bear that responsibility now.

Nobody ever planted a tree in this photo. It was a working gravel pit 30 years ago.

We need to get over our obsession with planting trees and let nature do the job. The results are just SO much better.

It's also about realising we are not, in fact, central to everything. 🌍