<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Danijel Kostic — Thoughts</title><description>Notes and essays on building things, AI, data, decisions and life beyond the screen.</description><link>https://danijelkostic.com/</link><language>en</language><item><title>AI as a creative partner</title><link>https://danijelkostic.com/thoughts/ai-as-a-creative-partner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danijelkostic.com/thoughts/ai-as-a-creative-partner/</guid><description>Not an oracle and not an autopilot. AI is at its most interesting when it gives you something to disagree with.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Artificial intelligence</category></item><item><title>Curiosity as a way of thinking</title><link>https://danijelkostic.com/thoughts/curiosity-as-a-way-of-thinking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danijelkostic.com/thoughts/curiosity-as-a-way-of-thinking/</guid><description>Usually described as a trait you either have or lack. It works better as a set of habits.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Learning</category></item><item><title>Between the spreadsheet and the gut</title><link>https://danijelkostic.com/thoughts/data-and-intuition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danijelkostic.com/thoughts/data-and-intuition/</guid><description>Data and intuition are usually cast as rivals. They are more useful as each other&apos;s sharpest critic.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Data &amp; decisions</category></item><item><title>The beauty of useful software</title><link>https://danijelkostic.com/thoughts/the-beauty-of-useful-software/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danijelkostic.com/thoughts/the-beauty-of-useful-software/</guid><description>The software people rely on most rarely impresses anyone. That is usually the point.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Building</category></item><item><title>The Best Ideas Rarely Arrive at a Desk</title><link>https://danijelkostic.com/thoughts/the-best-ideas-rarely-arrive-at-a-desk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danijelkostic.com/thoughts/the-best-ideas-rarely-arrive-at-a-desk/</guid><description>On stepping away, embracing simplicity, and leaving room for the unexpected.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Life · Reflection · Beyond the Screen</category></item><item><title>Why I Build Things Nobody Asked For</title><link>https://danijelkostic.com/thoughts/why-i-like-building-things/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danijelkostic.com/thoughts/why-i-like-building-things/</guid><description>On curiosity, side projects, and the pleasure of figuring things out.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Building</category></item></channel></rss>