I want to lead, not just execute. How do I create a growth plan?
How do you transition from a specialist role to a managerial role? Is it worth doing? What skills are necessary? What sacrifices will need to be made?
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Flexibility vs. Perseverance: Finding the Golden Mean in Achieving Goals
Focusing on a goal is an important condition for success, but too narrow a focus can lead to missed opportunities. Excessive immersion in a single goal often leads to procrastination, anxiety, and living "in waiting" — when happiness is postponed for later.
My honest view on career: what has changed and why it matters today
The changing of eras requires a change in mindset and new skills. Progress no longer allows us to remain in one role or profession for a lifetime, and to achieve success, we must learn to adapt and learn continuously. This is the key idea with which our conversation begins.
How I learn the new profession
I decided to take my career development in the field of data analysis seriously, so I had to apply the learning methodology to design the program and take into account something called the forgetting curve.
Why Even 'Rock Stars' Fail: How Lack of Soft Skills Ruins Careers
Do you consider yourself an unrivaled expert in your field? Are your professional skills flawless, and are you confident that this guarantees your success? What if I told you that this is no longer enough? Many talented 'rock stars' are losing their careers due to one overlooked detail...
How to Find Balance: Three Books That Will Teach You to Live Stoically
Stoicism teaches us to maintain calmness and clarity of mind in any circumstances, to accept life as it is, and to strive for constant self-improvement. This philosophy remains relevant even today, helping people cope with the stress and uncertainty of modern life.
Why perfectionism and maximalism suck
02 Manage Habits Course. Before we move on to the process of defining your goals and forming habits to support them, I want to talk about what can really nullify your efforts. This was a big obstacle for me in the past. I'm talking about perfectionism and maximalism.
Why it is important to know what cognitive abilities are and how they affect our lives
Why is this post important? In the past, we valued hard skills. Then, everyone started talking about soft skills. Now, meta skills have become crucial. Although meta skills are similar to soft skills, they're much deeper and more fundamental.
How to Manage Habits to Achieve Success in Any Endeavor Without Superhuman Effort (Mini-Course)
01 Manage Habits Course. The ability to manage habits is a meta-skill. It's a primary skill that helps us form both "soft" and "hard" skills. This series of articles, presented as a mini-course, will teach you how to form habits to save energy, time, and achieve results easily and playfully.
I liked my last cool job, but after some time, I'm most proud of another one
I ended up with two thoughts in one article, a long beginning, and an unexpected ending. Read it all, I hope you like it. This is my story.
When the Past Holds You Back: My Journey Through Trauma and Path to Freedom
In this personal story, I share my experience of working through a long-standing trauma inflicted by a toxic manager. I describe my struggle with depression and the therapeutic process that helped me begin to break free from the burden of the past, emphasizing the importance of seeking help.
Invisible Force: How Context Affects Your Negotiations
If you are sometimes confused about why some negotiations go smoothly and successfully, while others turn into a series of misunderstandings and missed opportunities? The offer seems beneficial, and the interlocutor is friendly, but something goes wrong...
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Every Second Counts! Your Guide to Healthy Sleep: What Science Wants You to Know
Sleep is when the body repairs and regulates itself, fixing daily wear. For better sleep, keep a consistent bedtime, sleep in a cool, dark room, and aim for 6, 7.5, or 9 hours. Deep and REM sleep phases are key for recovery, so establish evening rituals and avoid bright light before bed.
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The Dunning-Kruger Effect: How Not to Lose Motivation on the Path to Mastering Skills
The Dunning-Kruger effect describes a psychological phenomenon in which people with low levels of knowledge in a particular area tend to overestimate their abilities, while experts, on the contrary, may doubt their level of knowledge.
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How to make complex decisions or how I rebuilt my career
A way to make complex decisions, especially for those with ADHD, burnout, or in crisis.
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How to apologize to improve relationships?
If you are at fault, take responsibility and apologize. Your relationships will improve and your respect will increase.
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What to do when faced with a crisis
Today we will talk about how to think when you don't know what to do
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Why you need to love making mistakes
The fear of making a mistake holds us back. It prevents us from taking on a challenging project at work that could advance our career and make us better professionals. It stops us from starting to work for ourselves or launching our own business. It prevents us from starting the
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Ikigai — a reason to live
I wrote about different approaches to choosing a life’s work. I suggest you compare different options and then combine them into the Japanese concept of "IKIGAI." This concept means a sense of one's own purpose in life, which I have applied in practice twice: once
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Why do even the smartest people sometimes act incorrectly?
In this article, I talk to you about self-development and its importance in our daily lives. I have reviewed common problems that we may encounter on the path to self-development and tried to explain how our brain works within this process. I also want to share with you some tips
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How to find inspiration for boring tasks
Before, I always found myself in the same situation: I would postpone boring tasks for later. For example, when I was already living alone in my apartment, my mother would ask me to move my indoor plants so they wouldn't die. And I would promise to do it
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Unlocking Potential: The Deconstruction of Thought as a Key to Personal Growth and a Successful Career
Hello, dear ones! Today I want to propose a simple idea that, despite requiring some effort, will bring disproportionately large results. All that is required of you is to be open to new things and adjust your thinking to flexibility. Let's give it a try! How do we
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Mental overload: How to find balance and inner peace while pursuing your goals
Hello, dear ones! There are many ways to take care of oneself that can be interrelated. One of them is the prevention of mental overload. This publication is intended for those who are busy with intellectual work, particularly office workers. Let’s find out why it is important to know
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Living a full life without burning out: tips for dealing with peak workloads
Hello dear ones! Do not allow yourself to fall into the spiral of inevitable exhaustion. Today I wrote about peak workloads, how to support yourself during a crisis and not burn out. This is my favorite topic because I almost always work or study with peak workloads and don'