Restorative

Stories of Intentional AI

I Still Don’t Have ROI on AI, But I Do Have a Subjective Win

June 25, 2026 · Peter · 8 min read

My Monday planning went from four hours to two with AI. Then the agent broke, I did it manually in 90 minutes, and realised the savings were never AI's. The subjective win is real anyway.

Are we building trash, because we lack... intention?

April 30, 2026 · Peter · 1 min read

I'm coming from Circular waste management. I mean, it's one of the gigs that despite its end stuck with me as a chain of values.

Did We Take a Wrong Turn on MCP?

April 15, 2026 · Restorative · 7 min read

MCP promised to standardize AI tool use. Instead, it turned deterministic operations into token-burning chitchat. Here's why the backlash is justified.

The Closest Thing to Sustainable AI Is Knowing When Not to Use It

April 11, 2026 · Restorative · 7 min read

Everyone's hitting their Claude limits in minutes. My Pro plan runs fine. The difference isn't the plan. It's intention.

ChangeNOW Doing ChangeNOW Things

April 10, 2026 · Restorative · 1 min read

I went to changenow Wanted to do it on a budget Which usually absolutely backfires And only Donna saves me

We Consumed Fashion, Now We Consume Tokens

April 8, 2026 · Restorative · 7 min read

Fast fashion taught us nothing. We just moved the same compulsive consumption into the cloud, and the planet is paying the same price.