Next years: 2024, 2023.

The year was full of hatred and sadness. I revived my journaling habit just to have something where I could express the pain and anger about everything happening in Russia.

I lived with a silly hope until September; then mobilization happened, and we relocated to Egypt.

Shortly after that, I started a job search and was eventually hired by Revolut.

Gadgets

I bought a MacBook Pro M1 — perfect. After years of searching for a home workstation, I think I’ve finally found the one.

Software

KeePassXC. Sorry, 1Password—I couldn’t figure out how to pay for you, so I moved everything to a ‘self-hosted’ alternative.

Board games

Everdell. My wife and I entered the world of tabletop gaming, and the first game we bought became our go-to for the year. Even after moving to another country, we continued playing it on the iPad.

Books

Most of the year was spent doom-scrolling, followed by attempts to escape reality by reading dark-fantasy books (because reality wasn’t grim enough).

Transhumanism Inc.

Pelevin is the master.

System Design Interview – An insider’s guide

It helped me systematize my knowledge and prepare for interviews.