<?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>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:08:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@norbertmajubu/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[If Beethoven was Alive Today Could He Hear Again?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yes indeed, if Beethoven, the musical prodigy who eventually became deaf, was among us today we could give back his hearing. Not with a perfect pitch detection, but he could easily understand human speech]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@norbertmajubu/if-bethowen-was-alive-today-could-he-hear-again</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@norbertmajubu/if-bethowen-was-alive-today-could-he-hear-again</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[norbertmajubu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 20:19:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ1kX1eP8zeaUadPwCV5wv73tQnjuhQSAQMELt5N1D3NM5diPc2R3TqDm1WuWXmw7zuVnyH3DrE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why talent is bullshit and why Hollywood and society should stop fetishizing it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here are my feelings about talent and how thinking too much about it is a waste of time and discouragement for most of us. I'm improvising so I'm not sure if covered everything but I hope the main message]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/video/@norbertmajubu/why-talent-is-bullshit-and-why-hollywood-and-society-should-stop-fetishizing-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/video/@norbertmajubu/why-talent-is-bullshit-and-why-hollywood-and-society-should-stop-fetishizing-it</guid><category><![CDATA[video]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[norbertmajubu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2017 13:25:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45ePwj6kvE8FPtLL1A2khTnv3yA2VC1MTkQuC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[George Soros, Left vs Right Brain Perspective, Crypto-Currencies, the True Nature of the Physical World]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is common in those seemingly separate, irrelated things and ideas that are written in the title? I believe they all represent a fundamental and inherent roadblock in our thinking: we mostly think]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@norbertmajubu/george-soros-left-vs-right-brain-perspective-crypto-currencies-the-truenature-of-the-physical-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@norbertmajubu/george-soros-left-vs-right-brain-perspective-crypto-currencies-the-truenature-of-the-physical-world</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[norbertmajubu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 21:27:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZyqBw21CRSUrZ1akrGFzRmbXKNGaVZgEtEVNYS262nAFneHHRSXUwcbDqx5WKa996Ee3Bj6D5g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The red American Autumn]]></title><description><![CDATA[I took this photo in Western Massachusetts during the prime time of autumn colors.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@norbertmajubu/the-red-american-autumn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@norbertmajubu/the-red-american-autumn</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[norbertmajubu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2017 00:57:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75f6BVwS1gejVSF3Kmw5PWzHmSdY72qfFRvCpkFLGzU3QD2vGnkeAQzdJWSPC7g42dNj5U2jWR2UHmKTjvQUNEVyhnqCM4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[View of Boston in front of M.I.T.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A throwback to my 1 year stay in Boston.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@norbertmajubu/view-of-boston-in-front-of-m-i-t</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@norbertmajubu/view-of-boston-in-front-of-m-i-t</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[norbertmajubu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2017 00:52:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCQk1qYXWBvaB21CARpb7vMcFWaRZ84m55avD1paWWjL65nnrfEczRujetZiweNCFKgQbXLk5a8VuEsrP8CPVNEPk7ozRwEHnixYASTzfDiKU4N2rRpmE5b8aYWYvbxRmzZ6EGveXcKzQtjAHPAdn3NZdTm8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The home of Tulip Mania]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before Bitcoin there was the Tulip :) Last week, I visited the country where the first bubble happened, where the price of tulip bulbs was soaring high then fell to the ground. Here are a few pics of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@norbertmajubu/the-home-of-tulip-mania</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@norbertmajubu/the-home-of-tulip-mania</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[norbertmajubu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2017 00:31:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs78F1r6BjJobuu1Ce7TD29aPup4aeRXfiYfrho7MseZnqwQa36euSiDmTuZ7hKbaf2VNRYX5q8pkoSHPE9wuAxaj8a73Lp6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earthquake on the east coast of US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fortunately, this did not happen, but let's talk about a hypothetical earthquake. Which one do you think is more likely, which has the higher probability? A) A devastating Earthquake in the United States,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@norbertmajubu/earthquake-on-the-east-coast-of-us</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@norbertmajubu/earthquake-on-the-east-coast-of-us</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[norbertmajubu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2017 23:38:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eQpxxBfpNf174sfeeUebEDjNc38t74bZRY2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smart women are marrying dumb guys]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you see it often happen that a smart and confident young lady gets married to a guy who just does not seem to have the same capabilities and motivation? What might be the reason for that? You might]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@norbertmajubu/smart-women-are-marrying-dumb-guys</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@norbertmajubu/smart-women-are-marrying-dumb-guys</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[norbertmajubu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2017 23:31:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eQk8YpYjV6q7jtKDcdb2FcGEXY1LHim1kLn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being a Jack of everything]]></title><description><![CDATA[I saw a question another day on Quora asking "if playing chess makes you smarter". I also saw a pretty witty answer to it claiming that the better you are at playing chess the "more stupid"]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/career/@norbertmajubu/being-a-jack-of-everything</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/career/@norbertmajubu/being-a-jack-of-everything</guid><category><![CDATA[career]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[norbertmajubu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2017 22:59:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ1xFjQvG84srV3AZGCVDD6gFHB8g2cGtJqhgw4wWWDxHW7mppyL73adYgG6zgZ1s134kCnpeqC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[GETTING YOUR MOTOR RUNNING: HOW TO START A PRESENTATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[Giving momentum. That’s what you are doing when you are start talking to your fellows (or professors …). You are igniting their minds and curiosity just like you ignite your car when you start driving.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/communication/@norbertmajubu/getting-your-motor-running-how-to-start-a-presentation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/communication/@norbertmajubu/getting-your-motor-running-how-to-start-a-presentation</guid><category><![CDATA[communication]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[norbertmajubu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2017 22:25:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ANALOGIES—WHEN TWO SIMILAR WORLDS MEET]]></title><description><![CDATA[Properly used, analogies can give a huge help for understanding the structure of what we are telling each other. But then again: which is the proper way to use them? Norbert Majubu offers some reflections]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/analogies/@norbertmajubu/analogies-when-two-similar-worlds-meet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/analogies/@norbertmajubu/analogies-when-two-similar-worlds-meet</guid><category><![CDATA[analogies]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[norbertmajubu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2017 21:16:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decisions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The biggest challange in being anintellectual is that you get accustomed to predict a lot of things, excpet the outcomes of your life decisions. I can predict where a bullet will end up if you give me]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/decisions/@norbertmajubu/decisions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/decisions/@norbertmajubu/decisions</guid><category><![CDATA[decisions]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[norbertmajubu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 17:40:33 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>