Mediations with Candost

Mediations #39: How to Truly Disagree & Commit

Always commit to yourself and find a way to commit to whatever comes at you, even though you disagree

May 26

Mektup #38: On Strategic Thinking

What people mean by "you need to think more strategically."

May 12

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April 2026

Mediations #37: What's true friendship for you?

A true friend, for me, is the one who randomly calls or rings your doorbell.

Apr 28

2

Mediations #36: Who has the knowledge? Me? Or the LLM?

Learning from a single AI prompt that cost $35.

Apr 14

1

February 2026

Mediations #35: Learning. Again. And Again.

Not only learning how to use AI, but also how a team works going forward.

Feb 17

2

Mediations #34: Living with one rule for a better life

It's not "do less" or "earn more money."

Feb 3

3

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January 2026

Mediations #33: Overcoming Content Overload

while increasing the quality of the content and ideas you encounter

Jan 20

2

Mediations #32: Why don't you get the compensation increase you think you deserve?

The context you might be missing can lead to a wrong perception.

Jan 6

4

December 2025

Mediations #31: Increasing Efficiency and Effectiveness with Economics & Psychology - Part II

How autonomy and self-regulation (the drive), psychological safety, and low cognitive and emotional load can help with efficiency and effectiveness.

Dec 23, 2025

November 2025

Mediations #30: Increasing Efficiency and Effectiveness with Economics & Psychology - Part I

How Socio-Technical Systems, Institutional Economics and Evolutionary Economics Theories can help

Nov 25, 2025

Mediations #29: Distributed Discussions

A subtle shift in an Internet user's behavior might change the world.

Nov 11, 2025

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October 2025

Mediations #28: Evolving Software Engineering with AI

Is the definition of software engineering changing with AI?

Oct 28, 2025