Today I stumbled upon a long forgotten pile of CV’s from last year’s interviewing gig. Each year a new team for Days of Opportunities is elected by the previous team. As an earnest member of the old team, I took a chance to participate in virtually all interviews. It was the best fun in weeks. [...]

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After our apocalyptic performance in otherwise fun Cambridge IV Aurimas and me put together a list of jobs that would not demand much analysis or (public) speaking. Please note that this list is not prescriptive and should be treated as a joke. The Grand List Duomenų įvedimas programoje “Scala” (data input in “Scala” software package) Inkasatorius/skaičiuoklis [...]

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This has been concealed from the general public, but now the veil of ignorance is finally lifted. Last academic year we had an Economic Anthropology course in SSE Riga, quite refreshing after the Fin Economics torment. As a part of this course, students are required to do some field research. In teams of two, people usually [...]

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This is the first blog post celebrating fact that I learned something interesting in Microeconomics and Financial Markets lecture! Previously it was all about Neuman, Morgenstein, Arrow, and Debrew. Now the behavioural economics part has started, which instantly moved the subject to far more entertaining land. Even more, the lecture offered some public relations insights. [...]

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Try your best average, and everything will be fine. Counterintuitive, right? I’ve come across the idea while reading a book about theatre sports. The main point there is that trying “hard” gets you anxious and tense. Couldn’t agree more – my juggling performance drops massively when I try to do the best tricks I possibly can. [...]

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This is not a very accurate measure,  but I scored 21 points out of 40 which is above the average of 15.3. Yesterday I took the Pinsky test, which measures how much are you absorbed into yourself. The areas covered include Self-sufficiency, Vanity, and Exhibicionism. The questions made me reflect where I position myself among [...]

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Yes, we are the winners! Huge thanks to Rapolas, Aurimas, Aurimas, and Arvydas. It was a pleasure to be in a team with you all :) Very briefly about the competition: The competition. It was hosted by debatewise.com. There were teams from all over the world. The judging panel was impressive. It extended from middle [...]

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The ideas are piling up, but time to write is extremely limited. Will update as soon as I can. Meanwhile, have a nice evening!

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As I was getting things done this morning, one existential question crossed my mind: what do I want from the courses I’ve subscribed to here in my exchange semester. Lets take Economics of European integration. It will give some understanding about how the EU works (the course is generally far deeper than Morten’s @SSER). It [...]

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