Live to work or work to live?

Live to work or work to live?

This last week in New York was all about the new storm named Florence which was supposed to do a lot of damage to the coastal areas. Many people are worried (understandably) and just want it to pass as soon as possible.

There is another group out there,  …

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My three steps to freedom

My three steps to freedom

It’s early morning and I’m sitting outside again, thinking through the stuff I’m going to write about today.

There is this loud sound of crickets reminding about the end of the summer. Another summer is gone… Everything happens so quickly, my son is almost 3,  …

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The company without a mission

The company without a mission

There is one question that shows up again and again in my Inbox and it reads like this “What’s the most difficult part about starting a business?”.

Here is the truth – starting a business is very easy.

Yep, you heard it right.  …

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Importance of doing

Importance of doing

It’s been extremely hot in the past few days here in NY and my SleepCycle app that I use daily as a smart alarm/sleep tracker was unable to wake me up at 6.30. The sleep quality is down to 30% compared to my usual 75% and to tell you the truth it feels like the app reflects the reality.  …

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Don’t forget about the defense

Don’t forget about the defense

About five years ago I was quite skeptical about e-readers and e-books in general. I thought they lacked “the feeling” of a real book. There was no smell, no cover that you could touch with your fingers and no weight that you could feel in the depth of your backpack…  …

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Sex, code and evolution – where did I get it wrong?

Sex, code and evolution – where did I get it wrong?

The other day I was sitting alone in the darkness of my living room and flipping through the feed on the phone. My family was still in Belarus so I had all the time in the world to finally cross out some of the items from my personal to-do list and yet I somehow ended up on the couch doing nothing…  …

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3 lessons that I learned from Russian tsars

3 lessons that I learned from Russian tsars

It’s been over two weeks since I wrote my last post. Feels like forever. All because I was enjoying World Cup games at St. Peterburg, one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

Unlike my previous vacations, this time I decided to do things a bit differently.  …

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