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Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:11:11 +0700

I appreciate all the advantages of summer, but I don’t love it. That’s why the three hot months of the year almost always pass unnoticed for me, blending into the daily routine. And this summer, apart from one sad event in my life, was no exception. I’m still the same, and I’m still in the same place — admiring the sunsets over the dusty high‑rises of Novosibirsk. I’ve returned to strength training. I’m trying to get my weight in shape and start paying attention to my diet, step by step.

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Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:20:15 +0700

The most destructive thing one can do for oneself is to seek a compromise in one’s decisions and try to negotiate with oneself. The “I” that is pliable to desires will always sound louder and more persuasive than the true voice of reason. It must not be indulged. It needs to be guided. Guided rationally and thoughtfully.

Tea reflections

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:17:03 +0700

Last New Year, my beloved wife gave me the book “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” by Ken Kesey as a gift. At that time, I had just broken my two‑year book‑free streak and devoured the novel over the holiday weekend. The lingering aftertaste lingered on the tip of my tongue every day of the past year. Partly because I knew about the 1975 film adaptation, in which Jack Nicholson played the lead role, but I hadn’t found the time or the mood to watch it.

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Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:21:15 +0700

No one, or only a small part, will appreciate your efforts if they don’t yield results.
Everyone is only interested in the result. Everyone will accept only the result. But they won’t remember it. They will remember failures and setbacks.
And even the smallest setbacks can, in the eyes of many, nullify the greatest results.

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Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:20:15 +0700

We live by inertia.

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Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:20:15 +0700

I wanted to do better, but it turned out as usual.

Books in My Ears

Sun, 27 Jul 2025 12:41:03 +0700

Despite the growing popularity and convenience of audiobooks, this format remains a deliberately postponed pleasure for me.

No matter how many times I’ve tried listening to audiobooks, none of my attempts have been successful. It doesn’t matter how good the narrator is, how interesting the work they’re reading is — I very quickly lose the thread of the narrative and get lost in my own thoughts. I’ve tried to find situations in which audiobooks could “take root”: during walks, sports activities, trips on public transport, or household chores. But every time, I found that the book turned into background noise and got lost.

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Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:20:15 +0700

“…quench your thirst for bookish knowledge.”

It seems this is from Marcus Aurelius’s “Meditations,” written during the reign of the Roman Empire.

I bought his work a couple of days ago, on my way back from meeting an old friend.
I noticed that I read a lot, but I rarely put what I’ve read into practice. I’m just storing up knowledge.
Aurelius’s thought came to me just when I was wondering how to fix it, weary under the weight of the mindlessly accumulated ideas, notes, and quotes I’d pulled from books.

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Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:20:15 +0700

A cool breeze, howling like a seasoned hooligan, burst into the room. It creaked the open window sashes, spun the blades of the turned‑off fan, leafed through the pages of a carelessly tossed book, and, grabbing hold of the curtains, jumped from the windowsill into the bouquet of dried flowers. The dry leaves rustled, the vase swayed heavily and collapsed downward, freeing the top shelf of the bookshelf.
“Step aside!” “She warned in a low voice, shaking her mass of dry curls.
Someone darted to the side, spilling tea; someone slipped to the side, ducked, jumped back.
The stand made of fired clay caught the heavy weight of the vase. It crunched, ringing as it shattered into large fragments.
The wind picked up the fallen leaves of the dried flowers and, pleased with itself, slipped away through the open window.

The War of Art. Review.

Thu, 29 May 2025 12:41:03 +0700

I got the urge to read the book “The War of Art,” or “The War of Art” as it’s called in the original, after watching a half‑hour video in which a young author spoke about overcoming procrastination and laziness in an interesting, though, as it seemed to me, one‑sided way. In the first few minutes, he immediately referred to the introductory words in Stephen Pressfield’s book and enthusiastically recommended it. Giving in, I followed his recommendation. Later, feeling disappointed by what I had read, I decided to look at the reviews of the book and discovered that, if not everyone, then many people had purchased and read this work based on the recommendations of one blogger or influencer or another, if you will.

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Sun, 27 Apr 2025 16:48:57 +0700

With the arrival of spring, this city is imbued with the dry scent of dust and smoke. Sometimes it seems to me that coming back here was a futile endeavor. It didn’t change anything. It only delayed the approach of the inevitable downfall we’ve been rushing towards for the past few years. It’s even interesting to wonder how much longer this agony will last and how it will ultimately end. Of course, I’d like to go back and do everything over again. But that’s the main curse of time — it moves only forward.

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Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:50:32 +0700

Given the infinity of time, will two human lives be enough to survive this “temporary” period? Or, as the well‑known aphorism (is it really an aphorism?) says, there is nothing more permanent than the temporary.

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Fri, 04 Apr 2025 16:54:58 +0700

I guess it’s kind of scary, if not downright frightening, to give shape to the thoughts that race through my head throughout the day. Even on paper. That’s why I don’t write much. I just push them back and forth, without really focusing on any one of them. And they scatter in different directions, leaving only a long, dark shadow. And it’s unbearably unsettling to be in that shadow.

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Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:26:05 +0700

Today, for the first time in a long while, my morning started with a little exercise. Arching my body comically on the mat in the center of the kitchen, I felt how stiff my body had become over the past four months of inactivity. It was nice to stretch my joints again and loosen my muscles. All that’s left is to repeat this tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, and the day after that, and in a week, and in a month. Let’s see how long I can keep this up.

I WELCOME EVERYONE WHO HAPPENED TO DROP BY

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:46:42 +0700

I’m Ivan, a software developer. I code, read, write a bit, take photos a little, and I hate wearing sweaters even on the coldest days of the year.

I started learning programming languages and computer technologies in the late 2000s, but it became my main profession much later. I prefer the C# programming language and the .NET infrastructure, but I also strive to keep up with knowledge in the general theory of software products.

Colophone

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

This site is fully implemented using the static site generator Hugo at the time of May 2026 .
I’m not a front-end developer or a designer, but I tried to implement a blog view that would fully satisfy me without resorting to using ready-made templates or themes.
The minimalistic framework skeleton was taken as the basis of css (and significantly changed).
For the color scheme, with the exception of minor changes, use Flexoki by kepano.

Kipuchin

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Your tasks on your computer

Kipuchin is a minimalist free personal task planner that helps you effortlessly transfer tasks from your head and organize them in a reliable place that always remains under your control.

Organize and plan

Send everything unsorted to “Inbox”, everything scheduled for today to “Today”, everything important but not urgent to “Week”, and everything that can wait to “Someday”.
Determine priorities yourself by dragging tasks in the list: place important tasks higher, and less important ones lower. No annoying labels or priority indicators — just order.
Group tasks by projects to plan goal achievement and organize different areas of life.
Combine tasks based on common characteristics using tags.
Pin important projects and tags to the quick access menu.
Specify the date when a task should appear in the “Today” list.
Set up task repetition after completion: daily, weekly, monthly, or annually.
View scheduled and completed tasks in the calendar.

The latest version can be downloaded via the link.