Candost's Blog

Candost's Blog

Candost

I used to think that reading would make me wise. One day, ten pages before finishing a book, I realized that I had read that same book before. At that point, my perspective on reading and, therefore, my life had changed. Now, I don’t care how many books I read; I take many notes, connect dots, and share what I’ve found on my blog and newsletter. I’m interested in many things at the same time (I’m a multipotentialite). On this blog, you’ll find me talking to about multiple aspects of life like leadership, software engineering, philosophy, psychology, software architecture & design, urban & industrial design, exercising, finance, Formula1 Racing, eating healthy, and many more. I’m a software engineering manager; that’s my current job. At home, I’m a writer and an avid reader. I rarely watch TV, movies or TV series. I don’t have any social media account (except Mastodon where I have automated posting of my new articles). Hence, I often miss the popular culture references in conversations. That’s alright. I don’t have FOMO; I embrace JOMO. I rarely read fictional books.

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Hey friend, Happy Tuesday! I sent the first Mektup on Jan 28, 2021. In ten months, Mektup changed and became what it is today: letters to share my learnings and experiences about software engineering leadership. When I send a letter,...
When Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi recognized the idea of flow, we finally had a name to define the pleasure we get from what we do. Many of us experience "the flow" each day; we lose all the distractions, dive into something, and do not...
25: Live Pair Programming, Open Source, and Building Communities with Nick Taylor Reply via email | Reply via Mastodon | Comment
Hey friend, I usually learn from my mistakes, but I additionally want to look at my successful attempts because we can also improve our lives when we repeat things that work. In the past, I made small advancements in the team to help me...
Recently, I became the book supplier for my father. Choosing books for someone else is a powerful position, and I take it seriously and feel responsible. Everything all started a couple of years ago. Before my parents got retired, they...
24: Understanding Distributed Systems with Roberto Vitillo Reply via email | Reply via Mastodon | Comment
Hey, friend, Happy Tuesday! Today, I'm going to tell a little story about myself and share some learnings. After thinking about and receiving a lot of good feedback, I decided to become an Engineering Manager and seek a people leadership...
23: Accessibility and Inclusive Design with Eric Bailey Reply via email | Reply via Mastodon | Comment
How Strongly I Recommend It: 9/10 How Likely I Will Gift It: 7/10 📖 The Book in 3 Sentences Acknowledge the pain in your life, accept to live with it, choose the right painful experiences, and don't leave it to chance. Understanding your...
Hey friend, Before I became a team lead, one of my biggest struggles was understanding how to become a leader. I always thought that I needed to have the title to be a leader, and I even didn't understand how to be one without it....
As you may know that I'm talking about leadership and management for a while. It is the career path I wanted to pursue, and I've been both lucky and unfortunate for studying leadership before becoming a team lead. After becoming a team...
22: Effective 1:1 Meetings for Software Engineers Reply via email | Reply via Mastodon | Comment
We all have been in a meeting with a team discussing a challenge in the project. One of the engineers has strong opinions and loudly shares ideas. Around the end, it looks like people start to accept the engineer's ideas. To confirm...
Hey friend, I hope you are doing great. My last two weeks were hectic in my new role. There are many learnings and new and updated relationships, and I'm creating a different perspective in my life. After a long time, I finally don't...
Every day, I either write one to three pages or rewrite what I wrote the day before. Currently, I am writing the 69. page of my notebook now, and I feel empty. Although I have many topics to write about, my mind is blank in all of them....
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