In 2012 during an interview with Russian magazine Snob he said: “Those who would like to trade places with me will have to completely give up alcohol, meat, and expensive clothes.” People also advised Durov to stop using social media.

Most readers commented on his post rather skeptically asking “Isn’t the Telegram app addictive?” and how to cure illnesses without pills – “Maybe we should use water charged from a spiritual source?” one online user commented. We can build our lives and our world on the other values – values of creativity, self-development, and hard work,” he wrote. 'Society built on the traditions of self-poisoning has no future. Durov urges people to follow a healthy lifestyle. Coffee, black and green tea, energy drinksĭurov writes that all these things “are addictive and affect the mind.” He promised to one day explain why he gave them up in more detail. He recommends the same for anyone “involved in the creative process.”ĥ. 10 - has posted a list of seven things he’s given up for health’s sake. The founder of the popular Russian social network VK.com and Telegram messenger app Pavel Durov - who turns 33 on Oct.

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