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, …
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, …
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. …
It took five CTOs to get rid of Drupal
I joined FastCompany back in 2008. Not only was I suppose to make more money, but also it give me a chance to work with my favorite CMS at the time – Drupal! (yeah, I know…)
The interview experience was kind of intimidating, …
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. …
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… …
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… …
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. …
Should I move up the ladder or stay low and technical? – part 2
Pretty much my entire life I struggled with following the rules and “policies”. Still do. I ignore, bend or change them whenever possible and try even harder when it seems like it’s not. Because of that I oftentimes appear as the arrogant asshole in other people eyes. …
Should I move up the ladder or stay low and technical? – part 1
It’s interesting to see how people interact with my Matrix themed popup that I added to the blog a few months ago.
A lot of you saw it (go to one of my old posts, scroll towards the bottom and check it out if you didn’t) and resonated with my message, …