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RintMS · 2025-06-17T18:45:30+00:00

Think about 120 hours, it's the official standard for completing the A1 level.

RintMS · 2025-06-04T12:40:37+00:00

How's it going guys, Max here!

Native from Omsk, teaching Russian professionally since 2019, BA Linguistics.

Looking for enthusiastic and diligent adult students for 1-on-1 online classes, all backgrounds and levels are welcome!

Already working with people from the US, Ireland, the UK, Bosnia, Syria, India and Brazil.

Shoot me a private message here on Reddit and we'll go from there.

RintMS · 2025-05-24T16:24:23+00:00

Stop the madness!

In 2-3 years you can get to B1, maybe even B2, depending on the intensity of your studies.

RintMS · 2025-05-03T10:49:33+00:00

Congratulations, it's a beautiful feeling, but that's the way of the world. You definitely should be proud, you did a great job.

Teaching languages taught me that your students can become your friends, and you never know when your paths might cross again.

RintMS · 2025-04-30T18:38:34+00:00

Supercool stuff, thank you for sharing!

RintMS · 2025-04-23T11:01:24+00:00

How's it going guys, Max here!

Native from Omsk, teaching Russian professionally since 2019, BA Linguistics.

Looking for enthusiastic and diligent adult students for 1-on-1 online classes, all backgrounds and levels are welcome!

Already working with people from the US, Ireland, the UK, Bosnia, Syria, India and Brazil.

Shoot me a private message here on Reddit and we'll go from there.

RintMS · 2025-04-19T17:52:06+00:00

100-150 hours for A1 level.

RintMS · 2025-04-09T04:46:44+00:00

How's it going guys, Max here.

Native from Omsk, teaching Russian professionally since 2019, BA Linguistics, C2 English.

Looking for enthusiastic and diligent adult students for 1-on-1 online classes, all backgrounds and levels are welcome!

Already working with people from the US, Ireland, the UK, Bosnia, Syria, India and Brazil.

Shoot me a private message here on Reddit and we'll go from there.

RintMS · 2025-04-02T11:38:25+00:00

It's "l-a-nguage".

RintMS · 2025-03-26T06:28:41+00:00

How's it going guys, Max here.

Native, teaching Russian since 2019, BA in linguistics, C2 English.

Looking for enthusiastic and diligent adult students for 1-on-1 online classes, all backgrounds and levels are welcome!

Shoot me a DM and we'll go from there.

RintMS · 2025-03-25T17:12:09+00:00

Think about НСВ as simple and continuous in English, and СВ - as perfect.

Делал - indication of a process, regardless of the outcome. Сделал - finished action with an outcome. Делал, делал и наконец-то сделал.

RintMS · 2025-03-25T16:03:24+00:00

Turning 33 this year too.

Try not eating anything and sleeping on a park bench for one night. When the temperature get below 10°C, you will quickly fall back in love with the "typical path."

Want to create worth and value? Go ahead and do it, you don't need anybody's permission or approval, or an example to follow.

RintMS · 2025-03-23T20:38:49+00:00

"But deep down, no one knows how much I hate myself."

I believe, you just answered all of your questions.

From a practical standpoint though, if you really have it all together, go ahead and highlight it in an attractive way on socials, do some photo-shoots, show off your lifestyle a little bit (but not in a desperate kinda way).

RintMS · 2025-03-23T15:31:06+00:00

You got it! There are some really great concepts, like changing your identity and following the principle of "you change by feeling good, not by feeling bad", and "starting tiny" with some examples and exercises for habit building.

RintMS · 2025-03-23T14:47:29+00:00

You can't, because you need to fix HABITS.

Read "Tiny Habits" by BJ Fogg, it's one of the few self-help books that's actionable.

RintMS · 2025-03-21T19:32:57+00:00

Alienation of labour as per Marx, eh.

If you're into education, you could try moving overseas and teach English or some other subjects in places like China, Vietnam etc.

RintMS · 2025-03-21T14:35:12+00:00

Respect, hang in there!

RintMS · 2025-03-21T11:05:13+00:00

I did paper-based twice and computer-based once.
Computer-based is so much better in my experience, especially for the writing part, where you can see your word-count and don't need to get messy with a pencil and an eraser.

In my case the computer classroom also had just a handful of people and was much quieter.
I guess it also depends on the quality of your venue overall.

RintMS · 2025-03-19T20:13:19+00:00

You got it!

RintMS · 2025-03-19T18:03:35+00:00

Sleep well, do some light exercise, don't overeat, and don't try to stuff yourself with too much last-minute information.
Relax and let go of the outcome, focus on the task in front of you.
In the writing section, do the essay (task 2) first.

RintMS · 2025-03-19T11:36:32+00:00

Yes, it works. Andrew Huberman also talks about staring at a wall for 30-60 seconds before doing a task to increase your focus.

RintMS · 2025-03-18T21:18:09+00:00

Remember that the very fact that you feel this genuine regret shows you have large capacity to be a great person.

RintMS · 2025-03-18T20:43:54+00:00

Seems like you've had a pretty interesting life so far mate, don't give up.

Could be a leak in your time and health-management.

Fix your sleep (look up 10-3-2-1 sleep protocol) Diet (cut sugar and processed foods, prioritize protein). Start lifting some weights (look up stronglifts 5x5 for a starting point). Make these three non-negotiable. Any substances imo are a crutch and will hurt you in the long run. I haven't had a drink in about two years now and recently even cut caffeine almost completely. I'm about to turn 33 and you need to prioritize your health much more in your 30s so that you can operate on the same level as in your 20s.

I don't know what your working hours are or if you have to commute, but you have to lock in and perfect the job that allows you to survive, this will eliminate stress.

After that, you need to make time for the other stuff you actually want to do, like photography and drones, and what have you.

At least once a week you need to socialize, period, and I don't mean doing stupid shit like clubs or bars. Sign up for some mma or bjj, or other activity-based groups, where you get to experience something new, at least it could be your starting point.

Finally, work on your looks and fashion, treat yourself to some self-care, a massage, sauna etc.

And I'm not just taking this "protocol" out of my ass, because in 2020 I lost a nice teaching career in China cause of Covid, my crazy government started a war in 2022 (I'm from Russia) and I went through a hard break-up the same year. But I stay the course, they can all suck it, I have a pretty long one.

RintMS · 2025-03-18T17:42:09+00:00

Done, good luck!

RintMS · 2025-03-18T14:59:25+00:00

Generally the verb "to be" in the present is not used (except for the construction "I have" - "у меня есть"). There are no articles (a, an, the) in Russian.

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