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Kate Smoliakova

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Charisma Is a Muscle (and Mine Takes a While to Warm Up)

“You have such a magnetic personality!”

Jun 21

Charisma Is a Muscle (and Mine Takes a While to Warm Up)

Jun 21

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What Makes a Good Manager?

Am I a good manager? I want to believe I am

Jan 23, 2024

What Makes a Good Manager?

Jan 23, 2024

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Lacing Up: Your First Steps Towards Running

Personal Story of a 15-Year Habit of Running

Feb 5, 2024

Lacing Up: Your First Steps Towards Running

Feb 5, 2024

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From Ideas to Impact: A Practice Guide to set up Jira Product Discovery

The ability to continually generate fresh ideas, evaluate their feasibility, and align them with stakeholder expectations is critical for…

Sep 27, 2023

From Ideas to Impact: A Practice Guide to set up Jira Product Discovery

Sep 27, 2023

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Run for Focus: ADHD and the Dopamine Chase

When I was in my twenties, I often said that I needed regular changes, typically in the context of work, relationships, or living spaces…

Jan 18, 2024

Run for Focus: ADHD and the Dopamine Chase

Jan 18, 2024

ADHD Heartbreak Nobody Talks About

You know that sting you can’t shake, even when nothing “big” really happened?

Oct 9

ADHD Heartbreak Nobody Talks About

Oct 9

ADHD Decision Fatigue: 3 Simple Tricks That Actually Work

Ever stood in front of the fridge, starving, but somehow unable to decide between pasta or eggs… and ended up eating cereal again? Or…

Oct 8

ADHD Decision Fatigue: 3 Simple Tricks That Actually Work

Oct 8

A Reader Between Remarque and Murakami

Some writers rearrange your thoughts. Others rearrange your silence.

Jul 28

A Reader Between Remarque and Murakami

Jul 28

How I trick my ADHD brain every day into getting stuff done

Just a reminder: I have ADHD. Diagnosed and all. I’ve started working with a therapist, and I’m scheduled to begin medication in December —…

Nov 26, 2024

How I trick my ADHD brain every day into getting stuff done

Nov 26, 2024

Helping or Roasting? A Mock Interview with a friend

Could you imagine starting out as colleagues, becoming friends, then switching companies together, and working at a new place side by side?

Nov 25, 2024

Helping or Roasting? A Mock Interview with a friend

Nov 25, 2024

Kate Smoliakova

Kate Smoliakova

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Product Manager. I write about my experience as manager and writer, ADHD and my interests as running, travelling, art and food.

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