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Author: Halyna

  • Life-Long Learning: Pursuing education in your 30s

    At the moment of typing this, I have turned 36. I have a BA in Library Studies and an MA in Business Intelligence from a Ukrainian university (i.e. useless), and a Hubspot certificate in Content Marketing. If I had the money, I would’ve also had a few Coursera certificates to boast of, but I only ever did the auditing path.

    Ever since graduating in 2013, I couldn’t help but feel that my education wasn’t enough. Partly, it’s due to having studied at a Ukrainian university and having to deal with corruption and indifference from my professors. I’ve seen many of my fellow students pursue a second Master’s — something that I’ve always wanted to do, but never had the money to actually do it.

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  • In pursuit of pseudo-intellectualism

    If you’re here for the list of pseudo-intellectual books, jump straight ahead by clicking here. Or stay and read about my musings first. 🙂

    The famous saying by Socrates goes “I know that I know nothing”.

    Whenever I’m browsing the internet on the lookout for interesting blogs or book discussions, there is one thing that I notice.

    It may be only endemic to my local inter-webs, but it seems that after decades of suppressing the natural evolution of thought, and basically skipping a generation due to repressions in the Soviet times, a new generation has surfaced of people suffering from the snobbish longing to be perceived as intellectuals.

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  • Reading one hundred books in a year

    We’re barely halfway through the year, and I’ve already accomplished my Goodreads Reading Challenge for 2025. That’s after bumping up my initial goal of 50 books. I’m fairly certain I’ll be changing my goal to 100. There’s no saying what it will be by the time this year comes to an end.

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  • What’s in my garden: An abundance of mint and strawberries

    What’s in my garden: An abundance of mint and strawberries

    On this gloomy day, I’ve decided to type up a quick post and share some pictures of my garden.

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  • A New Blog After a Decade of Silence

    A New Blog After a Decade of Silence

    People rarely see the many failed attempts. They observe your success and think it came easily or was handed to you. Whether it’s a blog or a passion project, everyone has to start somewhere.

    It’s not my first time starting a blog, but unlike before, today I can approach it with some semblance of knowledge and insight into the industry kitchen. Especially since I’ve had a corporate job as a marketing copywriter for about five years, which has taught me the most valuable lesson of them all — it’s not that hard.

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