Russia, autumn 2006.

I was lying on my bed. The room was dark. Whether my eyes were open or closed — I couldn’t tell. Not long ago I had lost my sight. During the day, I could still see faint

There are moments in life that break you quietly.

No loud cracks.

No dramatic scenes.

No

The Truth About “You Get What You Pay For”

There’s a saying my grandfather used to repeat:

For years, I didn’t believe him. I thought smart people always find deals. But life, as always, had its own way of teaching

The Curse of Too Many Talents (I Was the Full-Time Founder)

I’ve always been that type of person who couldn’t sit still in one lane. Like a kid in a giant candy store 🍭-every “flavor” of skill looked too delicious

For the longest time, I thought balance meant control.

I believed that if I could just plan every hour, contain every emotion, and perfect every expectation, I would finally find that unmoving center — that static, quiet point where nothing

In 2001, I was 22 years old when I dropped out of university, right before my junior year. I left that damned school I could never mention with pride. I had already failed once at college admissions.

Back then, when

The “Impossible Skill” That Changed Everything

There was a time when Adobe After Effects looked like a mountain I could never climb. 🎢
Layers, masks, timelines, and effects-it felt like staring into a world built only for geniuses. I’d watch