I’m crossing an American border, entering the country with my new Green Card for the first time.I’ve lived in the US for three years, and finally, I could afford to visit my hometown in Kazakhstan and not worry about entering on the unreliable travel parole.This time I’m relaxed and happy.I confidently approach a border officer.I…
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How I Dare To Teach Yoga and Meditation Without Teacher Certification (and why I’m committed to never get one)
Yoga first happened to me when I was 15 years old. At the moment of writing, I’m 34, so it makes a scary number of “19 years ago”. Yoga happened in my life the scary 19 years ago. I hurt my knees at the martial art class I was taking then. No, I didn’t turn to…
Stop Sacrificing Happiness for Success
Every so often I wonder: Are successful people happy? I would look at the people who have more than I have, and I would consider them successful. Earlier I believed that people who have more than I have must be happier than me. And since I am quite a happy person myself (in my own…
How Goals Make Your Life Miserable (and what to do with it)
There is a problem with settings goals. A goal is this beautiful place where you really want to be, but you’re not there yet. And that is a problem. We address this problem differently. Some of us just get upset about the fact, but never move towards the goal. They make peace with such circumstances…
Why Empathy Fails in UX Design
When I was 21 I started my first real job in the oil industry. I was a translator at a big international project — construction of a refinery plant. During the first few days at the plant, I was just following my more experienced colleague, watching him working and familiarizing myself with the job. This…