Time really flies; it’s already end of Jan!   I had so many insightful discussions lately that would like to talk about the power of words and psycholinguistics.   Living abroad and communicating in English mostly outside of home it becomes very clear that some thoughts are much easier expressed in English, and some in Russian. Which is interesting by itself. For example, all my posts I write in English first, and then translate in Russian. Also, I have noticed that the word

Dear friends, thank you for being around the whole year! In 2025 I was trying to do at least one new thing every month, and that effort paid off with new insights and opportunities. I wish you to keep your eyes and minds open in the new year, and spot and choose those opportunities wisely 😊 Cheers and best wishes 🎉

Probably you have heard of the experiment with putting a frog in the hot water – it will jump out of it. However, if you put it in normal water and start gradually increasing the temperature the frog will be boiled eventually and will not even try to jump out. Well, personally I have not tried to prove this right or wrong (so all frogs around me are OK, promise), but this gives a very good analogy of how we are adapting to the environment around us. When we join new team or n

Have you ever noticed similar behaviour patterns of different people? By behaviour patterns I mean for example level of autonomy or independence, ability to ask for help, speaking up in the audience, etc. And sometimes we can be frustrated by someone’s behaviour or even our own reactions or patterns. Then, what can be done? Well, clearly, we have no control on someone else’s behaviour, but we can control and change our own. I think for this what can help is understanding the

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