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It will from now on hold a special place in your memory, Steemit Neo, since]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mindmatters/a-metaphor-for-the-mind-the-rider-and-the-wild-elephant</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mindmatters/a-metaphor-for-the-mind-the-rider-and-the-wild-elephant</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mindmatters]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 17:13:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvPfpjrem9cnzmx9kqfj5AEbdWVZpxcprztq22agMJzLw7p2NqSDbjP1eU1mroy8KzBY5uptbFqbknR1G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fumbling through the Jungle of Brain biases: what Stupid and Smart both have in common]]></title><description><![CDATA[You are comfortably and naively living in a Matrix created by your own mind. Are you ready to take the blue pill Steemit Neo, and discover what your brain is doing behind your back? Something about those]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mindmatters/fumbling-through-the-jungle-of-brain-biases-what-stupid-and-smart-both-have-in-common</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mindmatters/fumbling-through-the-jungle-of-brain-biases-what-stupid-and-smart-both-have-in-common</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mindmatters]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 20:03:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNkf7LzCmmkDnycZVDQpvJ7TSKmE9JLKAM2eFHXqatSew9gBxiaU3FmB4nPE9VqaDgTM1vc5EW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hardforkseries Short Story- The Good Old Days of 2029]]></title><description><![CDATA[29th of November 2078, Alpha Centauri Star system - Kids Bedroom, 22.45 *** Kids: Granny, granny, simulate a storyline for us please! 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