January has a funny way of making everyone feel like they are required to rebrand themselves as if the calendar has issued a legally binding personality update. New year, new mindset, new habits, new handwriting, possibly a new soul. Meanwhile I am over here quietly opening the same notebooks, sharpening the same metaphorical pencils, and doing the exact same thing I have always done when I care about something. Researching. Studying. Lining things up. Making…