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Unsolicited advice

Unsolicited Advice: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly

IrinaLifestyle

Unsolicited advice has been with us since forever, but has become even more bothering with the rise of the Internet and social networks. Welcome to the internet, where everyone has an opinion about everything. Particularly about how you should live your life, raise your children, build your business, make life-altering choices. You name the topic, they have the solution because they know better than you, don’t they?

When I became a mother I unintentionally stepped into the world of unsolicited advice, where everyone knows how to raise your child better than you do. Truth is I’ve been living in this world before being a mom, but it didn’t affect me as much. In fact, it didn’t affect me at all in recent years. That’s because I’ve become indifferent to what other people say (or think, for that matter) and I’ve built the self-confidence I need to make informed decisions and live with their consequences, good or bad, afterwards.

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Revolut 1M Anniversary Dinner

Revolut: The End & New Beginnings

IrinaPeople, Tech

I’ve been silent for a while now. That’s because the past month has been a whirlwind, a rollercoaster of work & emotions. My Revolut journey is coming to its end after 3 intense years. Yes, yes, you’ve read that sentence right. While this might come as a surprise for some of you, I am confident this is the best way forward. While it’s been a hard decision to take, it’s not one that I’ve taken lightly. But let’s start with the beginning.

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stress management

Stress Management Tactics to Help You Build Emotional Resilience

IrinaLifestyle, People

Stress. Anxiety. Sleep issues. Burnout. Addiction. Most of us have experienced at least some of these over the past year, with varying degrees of intensity. The COVID-19 crisis has put a strain on mental health, making professionals wonder whether another pandemic will follow. A mental health one.

Still, some of us have managed these uncertain times better than others. And while we can argue that they have simply been luckier, we can all aim to be more self-aware and model our behaviour to build emotional resilience and manage stress more effectively.

I’ve decided to write this article following a conversation I’ve recently had with my friends, who were eager to understand how come I have so much peace of mind when faced with adverse circumstances, when the entire world seems to be turned upside down with no “back to normal” in sight.

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Goodbye 2020

New Year, Same Me! Goodbye 2020

IrinaLifestyle

It’s now time to say Goodbye 2020! It has been a different year, with the global pandemic changing how we work, live and love. I’m not much into resolutions myself: I believe change is an incremental process and I will still wake up the same person after NYE. However, I think it’s worth looking back to put things in perspective.

In 2020 alone we witnessed a global pandemic, climate change, wildfires, natural disasters, war, hunger, social unrest, abominable discrimination, police violence, political incompetence, multiple threats to democracy in different corners of the world. Check out the New York Times Year in Pictures for a great retrospective in images.

We live in a world that’s broken. We broke the world. And it’s time to take responsibility for what we’ve done and work together to fix it.

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