PinnedMarieinThe PubHow to remember everything you learn: Zettelkasten methodZettelkasten is a method of knowledge management. This concept, developed by a German sociologist, Niklas Luhmann, is centered around the…·5 min read·Jan 14, 2024--23--23
Marie3 Lessons You Can Take From Slavic PeopleI am a Slavic girl from a post-Soviet country (there are only 3 that match this description: Belarus, Russia, Ukraine) and I have lived in…5 min read·Jun 7, 2024----
Marie3 reasons why you aren’t happyOur life is a game of hide and seek where happiness is winning. In this story, I will discuss the patterns that make us unhappy and how to…4 min read·May 28, 2024--1--1
Marie5 Practical Tips to Get into Reading1. Start with Short Books and make them your drug2 min read·May 27, 2024----
MarieinThe PubWhy we tend to dislike people who are similar to us: Narcissism of small differencesWhen somebody is similar to us we either really like them or really hate them. However, usually in the second case, we don’t admit that we…4 min read·May 24, 2024----
MarieinThe PubPoetic Justice: Examples from real life and literatureToday I will explain what “poetic justice” means and provide examples from real life and classic literature.3 min read·May 23, 2024----
MarieinThe PubRealize that “it’s not that deep”: Cognitive behavioral therapyOur friends often tell us that it’s “not that deep” when we tend to overthink some situations. Well, at least that is the case with me. But…·3 min read·May 18, 2024----
MarieinThe PubLaziness is a privillegeWhen we choose to be lazy, we choose to miss out on work and the benefits we earn from it. We do this because we know that our life does…2 min read·Mar 4, 2024--2--2
MarieCheap dopamine is decivilizing usToday, I want to talk about how consuming cheap dopamine makes us be consumed by it.3 min read·Feb 27, 2024--2--2