Posts tagged: Lifestyle
How Accurate Are HRV Trackers Really - A 2026 Research Breakdown
That "Readiness Score" on your screen every morning isn't science, it's marketing layered on top of science. A breakdown of what HRV trackers actually measure accurately, and how I read mine on Garmin.
How to Train Your Mind to Think Differently - Science and Books Worth Reading
For a long time it was believed the adult brain's structure was fixed. Science says otherwise - here are concrete techniques and books that show how to actually use that.
How I Donated Blood for the Military for the First Time
Found a Telegram channel looking for blood donors for the military, signed up one evening - and by the next day I was sitting in line for tests at a military hospital.
Why I Took Ukraine's ЄВІ 2026 Entrance Exam for a Master's Degree
10 years in IT, and it turns out I'd forgotten half of computer architecture. A story about Ukraine's ЄВІ 2026 and a master's degree that seemed like a formality.
How I Adapted to Claude's 5-Hour Usage Limit
Claude resets its usage limit 5 hours after your first message, so I learned to start that timer before breakfast instead of whenever I happen to sit down to work.
How Chess Helps Me Think Like a Developer
How a lunch-break chess game turned into a bullet habit - and why thinking fast at the board directly helps with the day-to-day job of a developer, especially now that AI writes the routine code.
How I Almost Became a Bone Marrow Donor
My wife signed me up for a bone marrow donor registry, I forgot all about it - and a few months later I get a call saying I might be a match for someone.