Sergey Pisarenko

Finding good sources of information is similar to finding a good diet – there is an overwhelming amount of stuff available (abundance of calories) but the utility (healthiness) of it is close to zero. Many news outlets and online media have incentives that are in conflict with providing thoughtful quality material. Media chases advertisements. In the race to achieve highest numbers of visits and ad impressions it shamelessly bombards us readers with juicy junk articles with loud headlines that shamelessly grab our attention. [Read More]

I had a habit of regularly reading books that are of pseudo spiritual and self help and personal growth nature. I did not follow their contents word for word but I believed I could glean useful solutions to life problems and new ways to think about reality. Recently, I came to a conclusion that I’m not going to read such books anymore. No more productivity books. No more books on settings goals. [Read More]

I’ve been sick in and out with all kinds of cold during past several weeks. I had a lucky break last weekend and went for a snowshoe hike in Arosa, Switzerland.

It has been the first time I’ve taken the snowshoes on. I had a misconception that snowshoes will let you float on the surface. They won’t. After a couple of hours I got a hang of it and could even run. I know I’ll be spending time outdoors so I splurged on luxurious MSR ascent snowshoes. These snowshoes have good grip - I could not slide even if I wanted to.

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Via ferratas come in different difficulty levels. Last week I’ve done a K2 climb. Yesterday I went to Fuerenalp along with two friends and did a K4 climb. The route is a lot more exciting. Wet and slippery stones and supports presented an additional challenge.

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I had inspiration to work on something creative today. I have decided to experiment with pseudo black back-drop shots. The idea is to setup a camera so that it picks-up light from the flash only. I have produced a video and a couple of photographs. See below!

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Investments are a cornerstone for building passive income, increasing wealth and eventually reaching financial independence. I have passion for learning how the investment world functions and what are the different trading strategies. For the past 4 years I have mostly relied on low-cost index investments and company stock in distressed industries. In addition, I have had lots of interest towards quantitative strategies. A couple of months ago I have faced a possibility of a major change in life so I have liquidated every investment into cash in preparation for it. [Read More]

This Saturday I had a pleasure to do my first “via ferrata” climb in Switzerland, in Pinut to be precise. Via ferrata routes do not require climbing experience. The idea is to climb up a mountain and various obstacles while being hooked-up to a metal cable that runs along the whole route. Equipment-wise prospective climbers need a harness, a via ferrata set (a Y-shaped lanyard with an energy absorber) and a helmet.

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