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I Just Don’t Want to Be Busy Anymore

Some changes I’m making

5 min readSep 21, 2021

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I Just Don’t Want to Be Busy Anymore

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Challenging our assumptions about refugees

Refugees are ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances. Let's address our bias so that we can help them feel safe and welcome

3 min readMar 25, 2024

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Side of a building with 2 gaping holes caused by a bomb

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Elena Salaks

Crown Jewels and their insights into social patterns

Reflecting on the crown jewels and what they teach us about social structures, rulers, and human behavior.

4 min readAug 22, 2023

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Pamphlet promoting crown jewels exhibit

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Tips for starting your project management career

Some tips for landing a project management career based on my own experience as a PM, hiring manager & former recruiter.

9 min readAug 19, 2023

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Tips for starting your project management career

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Experiencing war from a place of privilege

What’s it like to be a Ukrainian out in the West? Well, it’s complicated. My candid thoughts and emotions on war as a Ukrainian American.

7 min readMay 31, 2023

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Painted rocks in blue and yellow indicating support for Ukraine

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10 years with a (tech) giant

Candid reflections of my 10 years working for a large tech company.

6 min readMar 31, 2023

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computer atop boxes and books on a dresser

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Six life lessons from my babushka

A few lessons on life, love, and friendship from my late babushkas (grandmas)

3 min readMar 9, 2023

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Two grandmas in headscarves smiling

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Sanctions and starving artists

This past weekend I stopped by a small gift shop that had matryoshka dolls on display. The shelf proudly had a placard advertising that the…

2 min readFeb 9, 2023

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matryoshka dolls

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Elena Salaks

Open letter to my Russian & Ukrainian friends in the west

Dear Russian friends in the west, it’s not you. Well, at least not directly. The reality is that we Ukrainians are thinking about the war

2 min readDec 22, 2022

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card that reads “You should keep on going, you will win the war and keep home and you will reach your dreams”

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Life, liberty, and the pursuit of progress

Reflecting on my recent trip to DC and what it taught me about gratitude.

4 min readNov 25, 2022

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Women standing near grave of RBG

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Elena Salaks

Elena Salaks

On a mission to have it all — a sleep deprived mktg/tech professional, mom, wife, friend & human rights activist. In US, originally from Ukraine

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