To lighten your footsteps every day: in matters of earthly comforts compare yourself to those behind you, in matters of the spirit – to those ahead.

I decided that I won't bother you with poetry in this channel except on my birthdays.

But today I'm 36, so there you go:
https://telegra.ph/36-07-22-2

#verse

The best advice I ever got from my wife:

Imagine that right up to this very moment everything went exactly how you planned it.

Nothing destroys willpower more than the feeling that you already did something wrong: stayed up too late, left a task unfinished, ate one ice cream too much – why not eat another one? But no:

You are where you are as a result of a perfect plan that worked.

Say this to yourself whenever you need to get back on track – it will be surprisingly easy to do.

7 things I learned from Pavel Durov
And how they can help you bring a dog across a road

Pavel Durov just turned 37. We've been working together for almost two decades now – here's what I learned from watching him.

Disclaimer: I never saw Pavel bring a dog across a road, but he demonstrated the value of these 7 principles on countless other occasions.

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Text by Mike Ravdonikas
Illustrations by Kattikko
Previous birthday

1. Make a plan. "It would be cool if..." can make a lot of difference if you ask yourself: "Which steps do I take to make it happen?"
7 things I learned from Pavel Durov

2. Aim for perfection. "Good enough" means you haven't even started.
7 things I learned from Pavel Durov

3. You are enough. The Renaissance isn't over: you can still do everything by yourself.
7 things I learned from Pavel Durov

4. No partnerships. Never partner with outsiders to do your job: they'll want those partnerships for a different reason.
7 things I learned from Pavel Durov

5. Simplify. Simplicity is the most valuable substance in the universe. Zoom out to find it.
7 things I learned from Pavel Durov

6. Be your own tester. You don't need the opinion of others to know what's wrong: you can feel it. So find it and fix it.
7 things I learned from Pavel Durov

7. Respect your audience. When you're 100% sure it's flawless – show it to a few people you trust. Then fix what they find, check two more times – and ship.
7 things I learned from Pavel Durov

Wodehouse 2022: Jabs and Boosters

You are (mostly) not here to read poetry. And neither am I here to post it.

This channel has been around for almost 7 years, but today it occurred to me for the first time that I could make a new one where you would be to read poetry.

And so I made one. And now comes the Maxwell’s Demon moment: will the slow-moving molecules please step to the left – and the rest join https://t.me/verse.

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