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Caroline
One of my favorite short movies. "Bear" always reminds me of it.
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Poetronika: the project I buried myself
At the end of last year, I was thinking about an ambitious goal: to create 12 projects in 12 months. I know that many people have done this challenge, and I thought it would be a good idea to improve my coding skills and find some new sources of income.
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unemployed → self-employed
It's been almost two weeks since I got laid off, so it's time to move on and set new goals. I've decided to follow a long-time passion and start working on my own projects to become self-employed. This decision isn't out of
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Group Chats
I noticed that I hate all group chats with more than three people. At some point, I just stop following the conversation, get frustrated, and never come back. That’s why I am so bad at diving into communities on Discord or Telegram. I don’t know, maybe there are
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Two years without Instagram
Two years ago, my wife, a few friends, and I went to upstate New York to relax for a couple of days for camping. There was one thing that nobody expected — the cellular coverage was so low that we couldn’t use any mobile internet. As a geek, I was
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I got laid off (and I feel fine)
I got laid off yesterday. Damn. So, yeah, yesterday was quite a morning. I got a message from my manager, jumped on a call, and was told the news. Oh, brutal American work culture. In the meantime, I try to think about what to do next. I want to spend
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My favorite clothing brand
90% percent of my clothes are 100% cotton, and most of these pieces are from Elwood. I discovered this brand by accident when my wife gave me a sweatshirt from them a couple of years ago. Since then, I've bought numerous items from this Californian brand and couldn’
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Libby App: the easiest way to read books for free
One of the first apps I installed after moving to the United States was Libby. It's a mobile app that allows you to get e-books and audiobooks for free. I had heard about it for a long time, and finally, I had the chance to use it. So,
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Think backwards
Whenever I start working on a project, I try to think backwards. I imagine what will happen in the end: how happy I will be, how I will tell my friends, Twitter followers, and a broad audience about the project. If I can see how the puzzle is set out,
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How to Work on Pet Projects
Even though I have a full-time job, I always find time for my small pet projects. This has been the case in all my jobs, from the first one onward. At different times, these projects have ranged from something simple like blog, newsletter, or Instagram account to real-world businesses like
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My favorite music video
I was raised on late '90s and early 2000s MTV music videos. I still think it was a golden era for the music industry (or maybe I’m just getting old). Among many masterpieces, I still believe this is one of the best music videos I have ever seen.
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What is hard work?
Lots of books, podcasts, blog posts, and random stories are always talking about hard work. If you are a hard worker, you can achieve anything. If you want success, you should work hard. Work hard, and you will get everything you want. But what does it mean exactly, to work