"Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it." (Epictetus) I’m a consultant, facilitator, and critical friend for mission-driven organisations working on digital strategy, AI literacy, and credentials.https://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mmggaz76rc26What if I told you that we could reduce the energy used per useful AI output by ~100x through existing techniques? https://blog.dougbelshaw.com/ais-energy-problem-is-a-systems-problem #AI #SystemsThinking #Policy22 May 2026 07:34 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmggaz76rc26https://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mmggaz76rc26What if I told you that we could reduce the energy used per useful AI output by ~100x through existing techniques? https://blog.dougbelshaw.com/ais-energy-problem-is-a-systems-problem #AI #SystemsThinking #Policy22 May 2026 07:34 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmggaz76rc26https://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mmes6qexzk2bNew genres are emerging that exploit cognitive and moral resources in ways that did not have technological pathways before: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2026/05/21/new-genres-are-emerging-that.html21 May 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmes6qexzk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mmerfpih642wDrug testing on brains hovering between life and death: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2026/05/21/drug-testing-on-brains-hovering.html21 May 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmerfpih642whttps://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mmepzjlkyk2iA good day at @thinkingdigital.bsky.social21 May 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmepzjlkyk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mmc3zebuk22gWhat an absolute pleasure it's been to run the pilot cohort of #TechFreedom with @tomcw.xyz over the last six weeks. Some really interesting people from three different countries attended the sessions and the conversation and learning was top-notch 🤘 techfreedom.eu https://techfreedom.eu20 May 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmc3zebuk22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mmbxt76czs2lI've also renewed my domain for 5 years, which made me feel very grown-up [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbxt76czs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mmbnotl34k2lI've updated my /now page blog.dougbelshaw.com/now/20 May 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbnotl34k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mmbiljtfvc233 things made me do this https://blog.dougbelshaw.com/archiving-my-writing/20 May 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbiljtfvc23https://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mm56ijpeyk2wI don't know why you're relying on potentially seeing this in your algorithmic feed instead of subscribing by RSS/email, but here we go: https://blog.dougbelshaw.com/archetypes-work/18 May 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm56ijpeyk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mm56ijpeyk2wI don't know why you're relying on potentially seeing this in your algorithmic feed instead of subscribing by RSS/email, but here we go: https://blog.dougbelshaw.com/archetypes-work/18 May 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm56ijpeyk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mm4dqzsj622z"As the philosopher Byung-Chul Ham has written, 'we produce against the feeling of lack'. Our frenetic activity is often an effort to shore up a sense of ourselves as minimally acceptable members of society." – Oliver Burkeman18 May 2026 07:22 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4dqzsj622zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mm2nopcmik2cWhat have I been up to this week? Let me tell you... https://blog.dougbelshaw.com/weeknote-20-2026/ #weeknote17 May 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2nopcmik2chttps://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mlzsjm6apt2uWhy do people procrastinate?: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2026/05/17/why-do-people-procrastinate.html17 May 2026 07:07 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlzsjm6apt2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mlzs4fshj42iField Notes on Productive Friction: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2026/05/17/field-notes-on-productive-friction.html17 May 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlzs4fshj42ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mlzrq6k67c2rArbitrary structures and accidental hierarchies: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2026/05/17/arbitrary-structures-and-accidental-hierarchies.html17 May 2026 06:53 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlzrq6k67c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mlzrhkznrq23"I have led a toothless life, he thought. A toothless life. I have never bitten into anything. I was waiting. I was reserving myself for later on—and I have just noticed that my teeth have gone. – Jean-Paul Sartre, The Age of Reason"17 May 2026 06:49 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlzrhkznrq23https://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mlusqwakbk27Some people have asked about how I self-host my websites and tools, so here you go: https://blog.dougbelshaw.com/cloudflare-tunnel/15 May 2026 07:29 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlusqwakbk27https://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mluwzom6mu2bThe impact of volcanoes on the Black Death: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2026/05/15/the-impact-of-volcanoes-on.html15 May 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mluwzom6mu2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mlusqwakbk27Some people have asked about how I self-host my websites and tools, so here you go: https://blog.dougbelshaw.com/cloudflare-tunnel/15 May 2026 07:29 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlusqwakbk27https://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mltl4c5dzk2f20% gone within 24 hours: https://blog.dougbelshaw.com/cognitive-wallpaper-001/14 May 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltl4c5dzk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mlsco7rkde23Believe in your own excellence: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2026/05/14/believe-in-your-own-excellence.html14 May 2026 07:35 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsco7rkde23https://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mlsblkoyjk2pThere are always people who fall outside the bounds of what a service can handle: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2026/05/14/there-are-always-people-who.html14 May 2026 07:15 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsblkoyjk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mlsavckfns23My kidnappers returning me back: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2026/05/14/my-kidnappers-returning-me-back.html14 May 2026 07:03 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsavckfns23https://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mls6p5pfvs2yI will never not think that it's cringe to prepend or append your title or academic credentials on a social network. Yes, that includes LinkedIn.14 May 2026 06:25 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mls6p5pfvs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mls2jgkld22iI was talking to someone last night who was saying the same about her mother, whose eyesight has deteriorated to the extent that she is now registered blind. She said that the joy of being able to read again was profound. 🤔 [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2026 05:10 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mls2jgkld22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com/post/3mlq45o7dmk2pI came across the phrase "cognitive wallpaper" yesterday, and it unlocked a whole cascade of thoughts which has resulted in me announcing my first zine, coming Q3 2026: https://blog.dougbelshaw.com/cognitive-wallpaper-001/ #zines #DigitalLiteracies #Attention #ProductiveFriction13 May 2026 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:ht5ofkhwfau3tvhgh2o36j3b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlq45o7dmk2p