<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:15:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@brandonadams/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Ignoring requests is the path to simplicity. New offers are usually not good for you.]]></title><description><![CDATA[An error asymmetry can result when you take on (or don’t take on) additional complexity. If you choose not to take on additional complexity, you will tend to: a) do a better job on your existing projects]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/communication/@brandonadams/ignoring-requests-is-the-path-to-simplicity-new-offers-are-usually-not-good-for-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/communication/@brandonadams/ignoring-requests-is-the-path-to-simplicity-new-offers-are-usually-not-good-for-you</guid><category><![CDATA[communication]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brandonadams]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 00:01:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: Grave New World: The End of Globalization, The Return of History Stephen D. King]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rating: 8.5/10 Everyone should buy this book solely to read Chapter 10, “Debasing the Coinage”, p190-212. This chapter alone is easily worth full retail, and this is not surprising, as this is the area]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/reviews/@brandonadams/review-grave-new-world-the-end-of-globalization-the-return-of-history-stephen-d-king</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/reviews/@brandonadams/review-grave-new-world-the-end-of-globalization-the-return-of-history-stephen-d-king</guid><category><![CDATA[reviews]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brandonadams]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2017 15:36:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: The Complacent Class by Tyler Cohen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rating: 9/10 This is the first of a series of book reviews I hope to host on this blog. I’ll strive to be fierce and unbiased in general, though in this case I’ll disclaim that I once had a very Complacent]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/books/@brandonadams/review-the-complacent-class-by-tyler-cohen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/books/@brandonadams/review-the-complacent-class-by-tyler-cohen</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brandonadams]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2017 15:50:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Organization for Degenerates: Gratuitous Risk without Edge can be Ruinous]]></title><description><![CDATA[At a poker table once, someone I respect said, “Everyone I know who’s ever bet on props has gone broke at some point.” I puzzled over this, because a prop bet, in poker terminology, is a bet on something]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/organization/@brandonadams/personal-organization-for-degenerates-gratuitous-risk-without-edge-can-be-ruinous</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/organization/@brandonadams/personal-organization-for-degenerates-gratuitous-risk-without-edge-can-be-ruinous</guid><category><![CDATA[organization]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brandonadams]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:40:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Macroeconomics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let me start by saying that I’m not, at present, a long-term optimist on the alternative currency space. I’ll spell out my case for pessimism as clearly as I can here. My background is strong in economics]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@brandonadams/bitcoin-macroeconomics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@brandonadams/bitcoin-macroeconomics</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brandonadams]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2017 22:37:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Organization for Degenerates: Overcoming Tilt and Regret]]></title><description><![CDATA[In poker, the word “tilt” is used to describe a state of irritation that affects one’s play adversely. Severe tilt happens in poker, but anyone prone to it can’t last long in the game. Poker players more]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tilt/@brandonadams/personal-organization-for-degenerates-overcoming-tilt-and-regret</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tilt/@brandonadams/personal-organization-for-degenerates-overcoming-tilt-and-regret</guid><category><![CDATA[tilt]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brandonadams]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2017 19:01:39 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>