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  • The Hackers Funding a Country

    Apr 22, 2026 · 2 min read

    Most cybercrime is scattered and opportunistic. Lazarus Group is not. It is a group tied to the North Korean state, and for more than a decade its role has been

  • Reframing

    Apr 10, 2026 · 1 min read

    I was in La Mancha, where these windmills stand, the kind that instantly make you think of Don Quixote. He’s really about a person who lives in his own version

  • “The key to healthy aging is relationships, relationships, relationships.”

    Apr 10, 2026 · 2 min read

    – Robert Waldinger, Director, Harvard Study of Adult Development In 1938, Harvard researchers began following two very different groups of men. The first were H

  • I never stop being amazed by how much language shapes the way we see reality.

    Apr 8, 2026 · 1 min read

    The word "sacrifice" always felt heavy to me. Like I'm giving up something important and not really glad about what I'm getting in return. Somewhere between los

  • Am I a Good Person

    Apr 2, 2026 · 4 min read

    When someone says “that’s not acceptable” or when you say it to yourself, who decided that? You did. Maybe you borrowed the rules from your parents, your cultur

  • Acting without constant overthinking is not the problem. Tha…

    Apr 2, 2026 · 1 min read

    Acting without constant overthinking is not the problem. That’s being alive. You will say the wrong thing. You will miss things. You will be clumsy. What matter

  • A machine that’s never been wrong predicts your choice.

    Mar 17, 2026 · 3 min read

    You see two boxes: Box A — open, has $1,000 Box B — 0 or $1M If the machine predicted you’d take only Box B, there’s $1,000,000 inside. If it pr

  • What AI Is Actually Doing to Jobs

    Mar 10, 2026 · 2 min read

    Anthropic just published new research on AI's early impact on the labor market. The findings challenge both the optimists and the doomsayers. AI is still far fr

  • The internet is about to flip — and most of us aren’t ready

    Feb 27, 2026 · 5 min read

    I went down a rabbit hole today looking at technology adoption data and honestly it kind of blew my mind. The telephone took 75 years to reach 100 million users

  • Vulnerability and Acceptance

    Feb 17, 2026 · 3 min read

    We want acceptance, yet we are often afraid to be vulnerable enough to receive it. The word acceptance appears everywhere. In conversations about relationships,

  • In this video, John Naisbitt says that when you observe how …

    Feb 6, 2026 · 1 min read

    In this video, John Naisbitt says that when you observe how the world is changing or evolving, you have to make a judgment of some kind. I don’t agree. I don’t

  • Happiness and IQ

    Jan 30, 2026 · 3 min read

    There is a fixed idiom in Russian, Горе от ума — Woe from Wit. It comes from Griboyedov’s play and literally means suffering caused by intelligence. In English

  • Energy of delusion

    Jan 23, 2026 · 2 min read

    Yesterday I was talking to my father, and he put into words something I've been feeling for a while. "Nothing can be done without the energy of delusion." Delus

  • Tone of voice, softness, and climate

    Jan 22, 2026 · 4 min read

    Have you ever noticed how the tone of voice changes the perception of the very same information? At first it seems irrelevant. If something is correct, right, o

  • Merry Christmas🎄

    Dec 24, 2025 · 1 min read

    I really wanted to prepare this piece before the holidays. I didn’t have enough time, and I kept thinking how wrong it was to record it when it still needs at l

  • It feels important to me to keep reminding myself of a simpl…

    Dec 23, 2025 · 2 min read

    It feels important to me to keep reminding myself of a simple thing: regardless of success or failure, whether we are talking about children or adults, people d

  • One of the central keys on my piano started sticking.

    Dec 19, 2025 · 1 min read

    I called a technician twice, €160 each time and each time the key got stuck again after a while. This time I decided: enough. I took the piano apart myself and

  • You stand out, but you fit in.

    Dec 16, 2025 · 1 min read

    You show up, but don’t show off. You’re bold, but keep it simple. You become yourself but not the one you wanted.

  • This was my first time in the Emirates.

    Dec 15, 2025 · 2 min read

    Before going, I checked how I should behave and what to wear to be respectful and not come across as rude. I had some stereotypes about Muslim countries in my h

  • Yesterday I met founders of a biotech company that provides …

    Dec 14, 2025 · 3 min read

    Yesterday I met founders of a biotech company that provides genetic screening tools for embryos created during IVF (in vitro fertilization). The idea of “design

  • Nothing is perfect, and no one is perfect.

    Dec 9, 2025 · 1 min read

    We all grow up in different environments and carry different experiences, habits, and preferences. What unites us is simple: the desire to be seen, loved, and

  • I was talking to my son today about how important it is to b…

    Dec 5, 2025 · 1 min read

    I was talking to my son today about how important it is to build real skills and knowledge, especially in a world that is changing so fast with automation and n

  • “Truth without kindness is violence.”

    Dec 3, 2025 · 1 min read

    Since childhood, I valued intelligence above all. I believed that a truly smart person couldn’t be cruel, because cruelty isn’t rational. But I’ve learned that

  • Every morning I try to notice the good things I already have…

    Nov 28, 2025 · 1 min read

    Every morning I try to notice the good things I already have and remind myself that my life is actually pretty good. I also try to focus on things that are beau

  • Just look at this guy.

    Nov 28, 2025 · 1 min read

    He spent 3 years in prison for editing genes in embryos that were then brought to term, and now he’s out here acting with a full-on god-complex vibe. It really

  • Sometimes I wonder: what makes one person crave independenc…

    Nov 27, 2025 · 3 min read

    Sometimes I wonder: what makes one person crave independence while another chooses comfort, minimal risk, and the safety of home? I watch how many young people

  • I love drinking tea especially when it’s so, so cold inside …

    Nov 25, 2025 · 1 min read

    I love drinking tea especially when it’s so, so cold inside the house. In Portugal there’s no central heating, so your only hope is a sunny day… or a heater (wh

  • “I don’t want a relationship” usually means “I don’t want responsibility.”

    Nov 24, 2025 · 1 min read

    In reality, it often translates to: “I want the pleasure of sex, the comfort of intimacy, and the warmth of emotional connection but without the commitment that

  • I started working at my standing desk.

    Nov 21, 2025 · 1 min read

    So my “sitting work” quietly transformed into “standing work.” Now I’m wondering… what’s actually the healthy way to work? No work at all… but this is not my ca

  • The First AI Driven Cyberattack

    Nov 20, 2025 · 1 min read

    Anthropic recently shared something that feels like a turning point in our digital world. They documented the first cyber espionage operation carried out almost

  • I’m naturally anxious about many things in life, and in the …

    Nov 20, 2025 · 2 min read

    I’m naturally anxious about many things in life, and in the past years I’ve been learning to live with uncertainty instead of fighting it. But one question stay

  • In the past, particularly in aristocratic circles, restraint…

    Nov 20, 2025 · 1 min read

    In the past, particularly in aristocratic circles, restraint, indirectness, and formal behavior were considered signs of a well-educated and courteous person. T

  • How fascinating life and reality are

    Nov 19, 2025 · 1 min read

    Imagine this: In the late 1940s, a scientist John von Neumann was working on a purely logical model of self-replication. He wanted to understand how a machine

  • While I was reading about the discovery of DNA, I also read …

    Nov 19, 2025 · 1 min read

    While I was reading about the discovery of DNA, I also read about Rosalind Franklin and her story honestly made me sad. She was the one who captured the famous

  • Being in balance together is not a fixed state not a battle …

    Nov 19, 2025 · 1 min read

    Being in balance together is not a fixed state not a battle over differences or bending to each other but a slender cord of grace between you tough, and elastic

  • A strong person isn’t someone who’s never afraid.

    Nov 18, 2025 · 1 min read

    A strong person is someone who can admit their flaws, fears, and weaknesses and still move forward. Strength isn’t mocking others for their fears or weaknesses.

  • I became a mother very early at twenty.

    Nov 17, 2025 · 2 min read

    Back then, I truly believed my life had taken an irreversible turn for the worse. I thought the carefree part of my life was over forever. And in a way, that wa

  • Your openness to the world, your trustfulness, your moral va…

    Nov 15, 2025 · 1 min read

    Your openness to the world, your trustfulness, your moral values these are expressions of your true nature. If someone can’t recognize their worth, let them pas

  • The key point of growing up is not turning all our pain into…

    Nov 12, 2025 · 1 min read

    The key point of growing up is not turning all our pain into suffering.

  • I’d heard so many complaints about AIMA, so I was expecting an awful experience.

    Sep 20, 2025 · 1 min read

    I’m still not sure if I was just lucky or if the system has really changed. I went there for my residency application. They told me to come between 8 and 10. I

  • Why Suffering Can Be Useful for You in Daily Life?

    May 25, 2025 · 3 min read

    If you want to choose to suffer, there's always room for it. But why? What for? Everyday on the external level there are so much suffering. Ukrainians and Russi

  • Hi there 🌿

    Sep 26, 2024 · 1 min read

    My name is Nadiia. I wanted a place to write about life, work, and motherhood and sometimes just about me. It might get personal, but always honest. You’re welc

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