[ Sergey Filianin's blog and reflections ]

Markup, Profitability (Margin), Discount!

Today I encountered an interesting problem. It turns out that for many people, the concepts of markup and profitability are not different. When talking about the profitability of selling goods or services, they freely use one term or the other,

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We Don’t See What We Really See!

It might sound strange, but we constantly encounter the fact that we see what is shown to us, not what actually is. As a result, we don’t perceive the real picture and make decisions based on false beliefs. When

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Saying One Thing, Doing Another

When I try to analyze the information coming in nowadays, I realize that we’ve entered a time when most sources don’t truthfully inform us about what’s happening, but instead deliver contradictory and mutually exclusive data. Sometimes, this even happens within

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Elections or Selection

In almost all situations involving decision-making in everyday life, we rely on our own experience, competencies, and common sense. We engage our critical thinking and analyze our options. In all cases—except when choosing our politicians. When the time comes to

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How to Become ONE OF THE TEAM Among Strangers

Properly built relationships within a team can sometimes mean much more than well-arranged business processes. For a new specialist—and even more so for a manager—it is always challenging to start working in an unfamiliar team. Not everyone is able to

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The Impact of Populism and Disinformation on Modern Society.

In today’s world, populism and disinformation have become a serious problem. We live in a time of information overload, where an uncritical attitude toward incoming information leads to far-reaching consequences. Attractive advertising, charismatic leaders, and manipulative technologies mislead people. False

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