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• Discovery of the Month: Autumn Zen, Cyber-Perestroika, and More

  The days are growing shorter, temperatures – lower, and leaves – yellower, and you might even feel the early trademark pangs of post-summer melancholy. But steel yourself, for in St. Petersburg, there is much to discover in any season! Here are some of the insights, from pop-culture could’ve-beens to mindset adjustments, that our team has stumbled upon this month!

  26.09.2025

• The Experiment: Testing Folk Tips for Falling Asleep

  How can you fall asleep when you’ve just had an exciting and busy day and you’re already anticipating the next one? Having often struggled myself, I decided to search for various folk remedies or tips for falling asleep and test them for this article. For a fun twist, I turned to Consensus, a service that answers any question with summaries of relevant research papers. Read on to see folk wisdom scientifically tested and pick up a few sleep lifehacks!

  12.09.2025

• Find Your Flow: Insights From Brain Research

  Everyone online is talking about the mysterious flow state: apparently, it’s a sense of both immense concentration and satisfaction in your work. Sounds exciting, right? It’s actually a very real scientific concept that has been researched for decades – and one that can help you find joy in your daily tasks. Read on to learn how to achieve it.

  22.07.2025

• The Experiment: Best Ways to Deal With Burnout

  This year, the usual winter energy drop just didn’t seem to want to go away for me any time soon. I also noticed that no tasks brought me joy anymore, I was almost always tired and almost never fulfilled, and everything had just sort of lost its point. A quick Google search later, I realized these symptoms looked suspiciously like burnout – and decided to do something about it. So I turned to the trusty internet to try out some common tips on dealing with burnout. Below is the result of my little experiment, which can hopefully act as a burnout prevention kit for anyone who also finds themselves struggling.

  25.03.2025

• How to Take Care of Your Mental Health Over Winter Holidays

  The long winter break gives us all a long-awaited opportunity to unwind after an eventful year. However, it can be hard to turn off “work mode” and let yourself fully relax. We reached out to Anna Nikolayeva, a psychologist with the online service Alter, to ask how to rest and whether cat memes can help in the matter.

  27.12.2024

• Sunlight: Friend or Foe?

  Lately, we’ve been made very aware of the importance of sunscreen in preventing all kinds of harmful influence from solar rays. But today, in honor of the sun that’s been a rare guest in the St. Petersburg skies, we’ve decided to look at some of the benefits of sunlight and reasons why it shouldn’t be avoided altogether.

  03.12.2024

• How to Get Your Life Together: Answers From ITMO.NEWS

  When you are a student, you get at least two chances a year for a new beginning: at New Year's and at the start of the academic year. If you find yourself at a crossroads as September looms closer, we’ve put together some steps for getting back on track – based on the tips and experiences we’ve shared over the years.

  16.08.2024

• The Experiment: Facing My Fears

  I asked my colleagues to write a list of potentially scary things I could do – and then tried doing them all in just one day. Did conquering these fears make me fearless? Read on to find out.

  05.03.2024

• How to Be Confident: ITMO Lecturer Shares Her Tips

  We have all been there: sometimes, self-confidence can be difficult to find and foster. However, it is no impossible feat and by incorporating simple habits and practices, you can nurture your confidence step by step. That’s what we talk about in this article with Alena Bondar, who teaches the Communication and Team Building soft skills course at ITMO. Let’s dive in.

  06.02.2024

• Being Your Own Supportive Friend: How To Grow Your Self-Esteem

  Exam season is fast approaching, and we know these tend to be stressful times. What can you do to support yourself during such anxiety-driven periods, whether exam-related or not? We turned to Yulia Romanenko, a Soft Skills lecturer at ITMO, who shared her compassionate advice on how you can become your own best friend. 

  07.11.2023