About me

Who is behind SableBuddy Universe

Hi! My name is Natalia.

By profession I am a quality engineer and business process analyst: for over twenty years I have been working with systems, processes, data and human error. To be upfront: I am not a doctor, not a psychiatrist and not a psychologist, and this site treats no one.

Work is only one of the areas where I do this. I keep noticing the same pattern: good ideas rarely work in just one field. A principle that helps organize a factory often helps organize everyday life too. An engineering approach explains a manufacturing process - and sometimes medieval architecture. Closely watching animals unexpectedly helps to understand evolution better.

That, perhaps, is what I actually do: I look for patterns and connections between things that seem completely unrelated at first glance. And I explain complex things in simple language.

Where the methods on this site come from

My professional world is WCM, TPM, the Toyota system and the 5S principles. When an error repeats, the first question asked there is: "What is wrong with the system?" The environment is redesigned so that it is easier for a person to do the right thing and harder to make a mistake. At some point I realized: this principle works beautifully far beyond manufacturing. The methods I use myself became the foundation of this site.

More about why the ADHD Toolkit appeared - in the manifesto.

Why SableBuddy Universe

The ADHD Toolkit is one part of SableBuddy Universe. On YouTube I tell stories about travels, unusual places and things that surprise me. On Instagram I share photos, observations and short stories. On Telegram I show the backstage of my projects. And here I collect the skills that help to organize life.

From the outside it may look like a set of unrelated topics. To me, every project holds one and the same question: how is the world built and why does it work the way it does?

If the site was useful - the best thanks is to tell someone about it who might need it too.