They tell me “you’ve got the power”. No, I don’t. I’m here so you can give me the power I need. “No, you’ve got the power.” But I don’t feel it. “You’ve got the power.” Where is it, then? I feel like you’re giving me a New-Age-mantra “you’re so strong…

There is a age-old tradition in Russia to separate the state and the people. It’s not like the people actively oppose the system, but they do not identify with it. That was how the Russian Empire operated, which is how the Russian Federation is running things right now. Briefly, we…

Bright and shiny image of freelance the dream has never been closer I’ve been there. You open a website and there is a bad and lazy article on the first page. Stupid and obvious, watery and empty. What? That guy (or girl) got paid for this crap? Outrageous! Or you open a magazine and read an…

Results of the “World Wide Web” project: Easy access to the treasury of human thought - CHECK! Opportunities for unlimited cooperation - CHECK! Almost instantaneous speed of dissemination of information - CHECK! A rational society, a revolution of cooperation, education, culture, science, politics, freedom from prejudice, totalitarian oppression, tyranny, cruelty…

When I was in 9th grade (the Russian school system has 11 grades, though for some secret reason we sometimes omit the 4th one), a new math teacher came along. After the first ‘F’ for the test, I was not afraid: that has happened before. After the second one, I…

Today I’ve seen the terrible. I’ve seen how pain was inflicted in the name of good, under the guise of virtue and good intentions, even out of a sense of responsibility and duty. My wife and I sat in a cafe and became accidental witnesses of the micro-drama that was…

They. Are. Amazing. These authors and speakers, thinkers, and coaches… They have so much to teach us, so much to share, and so many wonderful, amazing ideas. But keep in your admiring and astonished mind that being amazing is their job. I’m not saying that in a diminishing way, meaning…