About

Nothing on this blog should be taken as medical advice.

I don’t often get a chance for uninterrupted reflection, but these are some of my favourite moments. I started this blog as a way to think out loud about realisations I make as I journey through my late twenties.

Back in 2010, my passion for writing burst through the rigid boundaries of my medical student lifestyle focused around biochemistry textbooks and pulled me to into writing literary essays, subsequently resulting in the creation of Ireland’s favourite secondary school website led by me and other former students in the 0.1% centile.

I have discovered for myself much about human nature with our cognitive quirks and paradoxical behavioural patterns through my writing. Some of these realisations are so obvious, it is embarrassing, looking back, but I guess not knowing is even worse. A lot of them seem scary, but they also appear to cross the minds of many in my generation. Rather than just brushing these off, it made sense to crystallise my thoughts here for anyone’s perusal.

Some facts about me

  • I live in Dublin. I was born in Moscow
  • I did an M.Sc. Finance after the crash purely because I was curious
  • I’ve worked in as a medical doctor, in multinational management consulting firm for health sector clients, as an editor of a medical management publication and in health-related startups.
  • I drink a lot of Ippodo tea and just generally like Japan
  • Someday, I will build a castle to house every stray cat
metacognition awareness of thinking
Cherry blossoms on college grounds are another love of mine. Here’s a recipe for a good thinking session: sit under a cherry tree in Trinity near the rose garden, preferably when a young fox is rustling in the bushes.