Alex Rivera

Завёл привычку раз в неделю писать одному старому другу — просто "привет, как дела?" Без повода. За полгода восстановил 4 дружбы, которые считал потерянными.

Cut out processed food for a month as an experiment. My anxiety dropped noticeably by week 3. I'm not saying food cures anxiety, but the gut-brain connection is real and underappreciated.

Das Gleiche gilt für Schuhe. Billige Schuhe für 30€ halten 3 Monate. Gute für 150€ halten 3 Jahre. Und dein Rücken dankt es dir.

La mejor preparación para entrevistas: investiga la empresa como si fueras a invertir tu dinero en ella. Cuando les demuestras que entiendes su negocio, ya ganaste la mitad de la entrevista.

Я был уверен, что мой коллега меня недолюбливает. Замечал только "доказательства" этого. Когда психолог предложил искать контрпримеры, нашёл их тонну. Мозг — отличный адвокат, но плохой судья.

I'm a senior engineer and I still feel like a fraud sometimes. Then I realized: every senior engineer I respect feels the same way. Impostor syndrome is the tax you pay for caring about quality.

Three red flags that work 100% of the time: 1) urgency ("act now!"), 2) secrecy ("don't tell anyone"), 3) too-good-to-be-true offer. If you see all three — it's a scam. Every time.

I write 3 things I want to accomplish tomorrow before bed. Just 3. No more. It gives my morning direction instead of that "where do I even start" feeling. Doing this for a year now.

Deleted Instagram 6 months ago. My self-esteem went up, my anxiety went down, and I stopped buying things I didn't need. Turns out I was mostly comparing myself to curated fiction.

What works for me: I set a 10-minute "worry timer." I let myself think about it fully for 10 minutes, then I physically get up and do something. Over time, my brain learned that those thoughts have a designated slot.