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• How To Get Back to Work/Classes After a Long Break

  The hardest thing to cope with after long holidays is oftentimes not the post-holiday blues, but productivity guilt. You have to drag yourself out of bed, you feel drained, and your to-do list makes you feel nothing but anxious. In this article, Anastasia Prichislenko, a psychologist and the head of the soft skills module in personal efficiency and public speaking at ITMO, explains why this state is a normal stage of body reset, rather than a wave of laziness, and shares her tips on how to make the return to work and studies easier.

  12.01.2026

• AI vs Therapists: Can You Get Help From AI?

  In 2025, therapy became the most popular type of request for AI. More and more people all over the world turn to AI for emotional support, decision-making, and companionship. Together with Natalia Kiselyova, a research consultant with the online therapy service Alter, we decided to investigate whether AI can help support your mental health and how to use it safely.

  07.01.2026

• Staying Strong: Mental Health During Exams

  Happily resting, recovering from burnout, or cramming for exams – what are you doing this holiday season? Even though it’s full of magic, this time of year can be challenging. In this article, we’ve assembled all our top tips and wisdom for any of the three scenarios. Choose yours and read on.

  06.01.2026

• 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