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Oh, I used the click bait heading for a reason and I'm not gonna tell you in the description what it is about!
Some of the norms we accept are not humane at all. Though not following them may also not be humane.
Why your dreams don't define you — but what you pay for them does.
Russian passport on Moldovan border and my little adventures.
Comparing yourself to locals is unfair; compare yourself to who you’d be if you never left.
What's common between the start of opioid epidemic in the USA and the trend not to accept any criticism?
Evolution of vibe coding from my (non coder) perspective in the past 2 years
Two simple lessons I learned from keeping a to-do notebook: rest is part of the plan, and procrastination hates clarity.
When making some KPIs worse actually improves the product: how ARPU/ARPPU/PU% interplay.
Notes after Doronichev’s talk: why the future is now.
How Russian govenrment drew the line between its friends and enemies and how it backlashes them.
What hidden colored bricks in LEGO teach about UX readability and guiding attention.
How to read percentile charts in product analytics, with practical takeaways.
The same guide to reading percentile charts, in Russian.
Meta’s unskippable ad breaks in Reels: how incentives create bad UX and what it signals.
Interpreting a loaded quote through orthogonal vs opposing attributes — and why context matters.
Fun with prime numbers: encoding feature sets so inclusion checks become simple divisions.
Two onboarding experiences that show the gap between strong and weak management.
A metaphor about depression as a monster that feeds on attention — and how I recognized it.
On how sincere compliments and positive loops drive retention better than punishment.
A devlog about the runner I keep rebuilding: what I break, what I learn, and why I still enjoy it.
Eight goal‑free days between jobs and how doing 'nothing' restored energy and curiosity.
Notes from turning 33: what I let go of, what I keep, and why it makes life easier.
Two small stories about fear and why exposure therapy works when you apply it to your own life.
A short essay on how turning a raw feeling into a piece of art requires holding it in focus long enough to shape it.
Why doing things with AI can actually teach you much more than you could in school or at uny.