One Month Without Social Media
The most productive experiment of my life: what happened to my head, my energy and my backlog after 30 days with no feed and no stories.
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September Results Across 7 Areas
A month that started with a video about the dopamine pit and ended with my productivity up two to three times. Book, films, skill, hypothesis, habit and the main insight.
A Surprise Party for Nastya
Three weeks of planning, an event organizer, a host, an artist — and the look on my wife's face that made all of it worth it. Why I wish I had done this years ago.
Nastya Turns 29
Before I met Nastya I didn't believe feelings could grow stronger with the years. A personal birthday letter to my wife — and an admission about which of us got luckier.
31 Teeth Don't Hurt, but We Focus on the One That Does
When one tooth aches, it's impossible to enjoy the other thirty-one. Life works the same way: problems never stop coming — the question is whether you let them own your attention.
Saying «I Love, Respect and Value Myself»
Why do you expect respect from your partner if you don't respect yourself? The question I ask couples in sessions — and what your calendar has to do with the answer.
Can You Forgive Cheating?
Whether to forgive is each person's own call, and I'd be slow to judge anyone who stays. But there's one mistake that makes the choice meaningless: staying without trusting.
He works hard for the family, and then there's no family left
He doesn't drink, doesn't cheat, works hard for the family — and his wife leaves anyway. Here's what men like this miss until it's too late.
People have 4 hours for fighting but no 30 minutes for each other
There's always time for shouting, never time for a calm conversation. A simple recipe for a happy relationship that almost nobody chooses.