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📚 Today in our #book from an Innovation Workshop mentor column — three recommendations! Sharing her book picks is Anastasia Myrsina — her professional focus at the VERBA LEGAL law firm covers data protection, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare. She is also a curator and organizer of the Side Bar book club. 🔹 Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being "The book is available in Russian, but I highly recommend reading…

📚 Meet the latest addition to our book column #book from a mentor of the Innovation Workshop! Today, Paulina Bazarova , founder of Ethos and venture consultant, recommends Negotiating the Impossible by Deepak Malhotra. "One of the most useful books on negotiation I've ever read. It's not about manipulation or standard tactics — it's about how to negotiate in situations that seem practically impossible. After reading…

📺 Why do we find ourselves rewatching Twilight or Friends for the hundredth time when we're feeling down? As Skoltech Neuro Professor Philipp Khaitovich explains , when stress levels peak, a familiar show can offer a comforting anchor because viewers already know every plot twist, conflict, and resolution. "When a person is stressed, the brain prefers to rely on something where its predictions are guaranteed to work…