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2021-10-11 15:45:58 7 things I learned from Pavel Durov
And how they can help you bring a dog across a road

Pavel Durov just turned 37. We've been working together for almost two decades now – here's what I learned from watching him.

Disclaimer: I never saw Pavel bring a dog across a road, but he demonstrated the value of these 7 principles on countless other occasions.

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Text by Mike Ravdonikas
Illustrations by Kattikko
Previous birthday Open / Comment

2021-09-06 15:52:58 The best advice I ever got from my wife:

Imagine that right up to this very moment everything went exactly how you planned it.

Nothing destroys willpower more than the feeling that you already did something wrong: stayed up too late, left a task unfinished, ate one ice cream too much – why not eat another one? But no:

You are where you are as a result of a perfect plan that worked.

Say this to yourself whenever you need to get back on track – it will be surprisingly easy to do. Open / Comment

2021-07-23 13:05:05 I decided that I won't bother you with poetry in this channel except on my birthdays.

But today I'm 36, so there you go:
https://telegra.ph/36-07-22-2

#verse Open / Comment

2021-06-03 14:38:18 To lighten your footsteps every day: in matters of earthly comforts compare yourself to those behind you, in matters of the spirit – to those ahead. Open / Comment

2021-03-26 12:24:55 // reading Bukowski (for Jane)

It is easy to say
Oh, he shouldn’t have drunk
But
People die
Die
And there’s nothing
You can do about it.
Unless you prepare?
Treat the cold fact
Like winter
That you can’t Dubai:

Lay in supplies
Build routines
That will keep you afloat
In the end
When when when
When it comes –
There’s no if here,
Except for the chance
That it’s you
Who goes first
And leaves others to worry
About the drinking.

#verse Open / Comment

2020-10-10 17:00:13 Today is an important day: 36 years ago, on October 10, 1984, Pavel Durov was born, setting off the chain of events that culminates in me posting this message – and you reading it.

Thought I’d use this opportunity to shed some light on some of the lesser known facts about @durov.

Happy birthday, Jefe. Open / Comment

2020-09-19 12:50:06 My wife on me putting together a press comment in the middle of the night:

“The New York Times? That pitiful newspaper, read by what, two people?.. out of ten?.. OK” Open / Comment

2020-09-05 12:31:01 \\

The moment my footprints
Lost their humanity
And became tracks —
Only the wind was there.

De hoge veluve Open / Comment

2020-07-23 12:45:54 I'm 35 today; so if you haven't got a present for me, read some of my poetry.

https://telegra.ph/metamorphoses-1N-07-16 Open / Comment

2020-06-19 21:05:30 By the way, channel stats are now available for channels with 500 subscribers or more. Open / Comment