Category: Life
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We Have a Conference at Home: The Story of Sunflower Festival
“We are doing something wrong. Look at all the money there!” – exclaimed my friend, sharing a picture with a price list for Gamescom Opening Night Live sponsorships. Yes, Gamescom is huge. One of the last three giants standing (with GDC and Summer Game Fest) after E3’s fall from grace. It makes sense that the…
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How I Recharge My Social Batteries
After four days of an intensive offsite, most of my colleagues were quiet and tired. It’s that type of business trip that makes you dream about a vacation to recharge your social batteries. But what do you do when your working week consists of calls, meetings and other human interactions? I wrote about efficient meetings…
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Discipline Is Freedom
A few weeks ago, I was at an offsite, getting to know my new colleagues. Casual chat about hobbies somehow segued into one of those “How do you find time?” conversations. I asked my fellow managers about prioritization and planning outside of work life. Some considered this a part of professional deformation, others embraced it…
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From Courtrooms to Game Rooms
Lately, I’ve been reflecting on the sharp turn I took in my career and decided to write a post about the transition that changed my life. There’s a certain expectation in life that if you work hard, follow the rules, and do everything right, you’ll eventually reach your goal. That’s what I believed when I…
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Fear as a Pathway to Growth
I’m afraid we have to talk about fear. Jokes aside, fear is always around, in our lives, professional and personal. The most fundamental emotions, known as the basic emotions, are those of anger, disgust, happiness, sadness, surprise and fear (hands up who pictured them as characters from Pixar’s “Inside Out”). The basic emotions have a…
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When Learning Becomes a Problem
“I love learning something new!” is a trend in modern society. With information becoming so accessible and the flow of it being unstoppable, people try to be effective and adopt the growth mindset. While I enjoy learning new things myself, I would like to talk about learning processes in general and discuss when (and why)…
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Hello There!
Do you remember that wonderful feeling of starting something new, and learning through trial and error? I do. In fact, my job consists of bathing in this feeling to 75%… Hello there, reader, and thanks for stopping by! My name is Murad Musakaev. I’m a producer/project manager in a game development studio, and this is…
Retrieving Thoughts 