Notes

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...