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The advantage of pain When you need to introduce yourself, you know what people expect you to say. You are from Chicago or from Madrid. You are single or married. With or without kids. You are from the country or you are a city rat. You could not afford college …

3 reasons why people procrastinate and 3 different types of procrastinators What is procrastination? It is putting important tasks off to a later time. Recently this word has become really popular as everybody procrastinates from time to time. At my work I deal with procrastination a lot – both as …

How to be a psychologist and not get crazy As a psychologist you are used to situations that people outside the field cannot imagine. First of all, no matter what you do, where you are, what time it is and how you feel, you are always expected to be a …

Good and bad advice – how to see a difference? People are born with all the necessary drivers needed to discover what is good for them and how to master the requisite skills to achieve it. And then they meet advisers… When you are born you don’t know how to …

Books about feminism and why I don’t recommend them Recently I have been asked what kind of books I would recommend to somebody who wanted to broaden his knowledge about feminism. It feels like a sensible question but after a while I don’t want to answer it. Here is why. …

Things you should do while in Athens 1. Make Greek friends It is true that Athens can offer you a lot of museums and historical places to see. It is true that it is warm and sunny so you can enjoy nice time out. It is true that it has …

With Respect to the Reader When I was a kid I was taught that every book, every film, every piece of human creativity was of value and I should respect it. I was expected to read a book without destroying it. I was expected to know the biographies of authors …

On rude guys at interesting places The train compartment is packed (eight people in). It is small. If you are tall you must lean your legs against the person in front of you. Frustration mounts in such a situation so you put your headphones on and try to dissolve your …