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Saturday, January 31, 2026

January Notes: Reading in the Age of AI, Backing Myself Again, and Inputs Thinking

Started the year with a quick hop to Marrakesh for OG’s birthday. It was great fun to be there during AFCON 2025.

While January often feels long after the festivities of December, this one has passed rather quickly for me. It’s not often that I arrive at the end of January with the same energy I started the year with, but that’s the case this year. I’m excited and very grateful to still wake up feeling like every day is a fresh start.

Here are a few things I’ve been thinking about this January.

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First, a quick reflection on reading and writing in the age of AI-written text. As a self-diagnosed addict to endless scrolling formats, I accepted this month that there are no safe levels of Instagram usage for me and finally kicked the app off my phone. It joined Twitter as a social network I can only access from devices I keep at home.