Virgil Bukevičius, smiling in front of a city skyline

Hi, I'm Virgil.

I share supportive thoughts for people who feel they're not suited to hustle culture, and build tools for the inner work I practice.

Vilnius, Lithuania

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Why I'm writing

After a nervous system regulation course, I realised how much of my life I had spent in fear and coping mechanisms. I couldn't enjoy what I already had, and I kept putting pressure on myself that I didn't need.

I'm starting to feel great with my new skills, but I feel like I needed this much earlier in my life. So I'm sharing my thoughts, so that people like me know a solution exists.

Before this, I spent years doing conversion and product work at companies like NordVPN and Showmax.

"I needed this much earlier in my life."

What I practice

I learned much of this through Sarah Baldwin's You Make Sense course.

I'm a practitioner, not a therapist. What I share is my own experience, not medical or psychological advice.

Tools I built

Parts Map

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When I finished Sarah Baldwin's You Make Sense course, I had no place to write my parts down, and no clear questions to ask myself after a hard moment. Parts Map asks the questions one at a time, the way the course did, and keeps the whole map of my parts: disconfirming evidence, photos, and a letter to the younger me.

Parts Map: each card holds a pair — the protector that steps in, and the sensitive part it shields — with a letter to the younger you
One card. Two parts. Your letter.
Parts Map screenshot: the map — pairs of sensitive parts and their protectors, card by card
The map, growing card by card

The Mirror

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Agency over your state requires understanding where you are now. I struggled with a habit of following my states, so I built a simple tool to help me.

The Mirror: a daily check-in asking 'Right now, where are you?' with four states — here, buzzing, stuck, far away
A quick read, any time
The Mirror: a two-week grid of morning and evening states, coloured by state
How the last two weeks moved

Say hello

Have feedback on Parts Map or The Mirror? Write to me. I read everything.

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