This weekend, I finished the first obstacle course race in the professional Elite league. Something I wouldn’t have even dreamed about one year ago. But this story starts a few years earlier. I had a backbone injury. I could barely walk, fighting with pain 24/7. Fortunately, this wasn’

WFH changed my life. It helped me become a father I would have never been when working from an office. It's funny. I was always an office-first person. I still am. I work 2-3 days on-site because I prefer to. Yet thanks to the lockdown, I could fully experience what

Perfection is the enemy of good. We tend to overoptimize things that don't matter. We tend to polish something that is already good enough. We don't share our knowledge because we think it's irrelevant. We collect countless edge cases to cover before we even start working. Perfection makes us unhappy.

How does being a father helps me be a better leader? 👨‍👧💡 One proven way to build children's self-esteem is not to force them to do things. Don't use the position of power, but inspire, explain, and acknowledge their feelings. Since my daughter started to perceive causality, she's been asking 1000x

I don't plan my workweek on Sunday. And it seems to be an unpopular opinion in leaders' communities. I plan my week on Fridays before I finish my work or early morning Mondays. It wasn't always like this. There were times I was super excited about my job and times

There is no work vs. life. There is one life. Even though I do my best to work 8am-4pm, work and life spillover are not surprising. I keep thinking about work challenges and wins, I read professional books after hours, and my daily schedule is adjusted to my work schedule.

Yesterday I finished the winter OCR race, which is my first step in this year's sports goals I set for myself. 🔥 This is one of few things, next to photography which helps me stay sane. I spent multiple years chasing my professional goals at the cost of everything else. I'm