<?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>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:34:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@ronnieg/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The flight of the birds]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't believe in destiny, but I do believe that there is a certain inevitability about me living a long life. I eat well, workout well, and have a desire to get better as I age. My bad habits, which]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@ronnieg/the-flight-of-the-birds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@ronnieg/the-flight-of-the-birds</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronnieg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2019 06:20:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8bT4WP6EvjsC7EcC8dBLL9WRJauXQUPmD8KeVYDpW2RGbfjsfZmtzf6XaSqh3b75fni56Vm22hgTaCCqwFzGGKtNRL8WFpCJ85CoBfLgCSreXDiXnDcEqTLNr2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cult of Chetweshwar Pujara]]></title><description><![CDATA[I buy things impulsively. I am frantically looking for posters of Chetweshwar Pujara, my favorite player of the Indian team at the moment. He has just scored over 500 runs this series, and one of the two]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cricket/@ronnieg/the-cult-of-chetweshwar-pujara</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cricket/@ronnieg/the-cult-of-chetweshwar-pujara</guid><category><![CDATA[cricket]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronnieg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2019 07:19:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Failure is the best way to learn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yeah yeah, I know. Titling things with a cliche. What can I say, I'm a man of the people deep down. I gave a Google Interview and got rejected not too long after, and I spent some of the day moping around]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/failure/@ronnieg/failure-is-the-best-way-to-learn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/failure/@ronnieg/failure-is-the-best-way-to-learn</guid><category><![CDATA[failure]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronnieg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2018 05:29:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNuw1LYJuGcHLnXWFungAN458Niw9V2mFUN9VxTCAEQnSMdLZAVU6cZwxsvqSQjpnHK447BPhy8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letter to Nicolas Jaar]]></title><description><![CDATA[As time rolls on, life plays many tricks on you. The cruelest of which is how, looking back, things seem to go by so fast but while you're experiencing it, everything moves at a glacial pace. Especially]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@ronnieg/letter-to-nicolas-jaar</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@ronnieg/letter-to-nicolas-jaar</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronnieg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2018 05:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPPaCD5CvE5osEiLJxMA7kiEFv2nsti13aLULtU9eMa5KiQhf7NNBVpf9FnJYbe3syd3rGC8dXc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How your failures can eventually lead you into success]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently read think and grow rich by Napolean Hill, and found it to be a profoundly positive book curtailing the human experience down to a few primitive emotions, and how to tap into them to get what]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/success/@ronnieg/how-your-failures-can-eventually-lead-you-into-success</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/success/@ronnieg/how-your-failures-can-eventually-lead-you-into-success</guid><category><![CDATA[success]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronnieg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 04:24:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQC5g6tfDa65CciVcDZi7itBq1gt3MVby1q5gsoRWcUuMU4mZNnvxgtubudEk9jcCgMMBH5iKMp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Selection is an art]]></title><description><![CDATA[Selection is no doubt, in this day and age, an art form. As the internet age rolls on, we are free to select movies that we like, music that we like, and books. There is no question that it is paramount]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@ronnieg/selection-is-an-art</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@ronnieg/selection-is-an-art</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronnieg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2018 05:29:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6pu4ZRycQdDWohL2M6PfPCJ3e6D2aEHwQtwxv61ijumxc7RgM1LEdkNTXwc2eCfy6WAzv1Gd1Gx6Mxr4jCqMcbvUNuD76GhZz2yeW8rAcxcgpANHB5qN6fpy3wUfSB372hvMRmMQMYewg2RN7HBotjyWUKgse4UbUkXjkJbYr1xMyQYyTxgXfTCmUfwj3jP9SEj2n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memories]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life goes by very fast. I was reminiscing about college, and it occurred to me that all these things happened, but I rarely take the time to reflect and remember stretches of my life, stretches which were]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/youth/@ronnieg/memories</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/youth/@ronnieg/memories</guid><category><![CDATA[youth]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronnieg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2018 06:24:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQX6Pby4pWzmED8qgpyKtucZrC7NfEK2MhnZAcbpWaDSb3ziYNHjEJgFHT9AsdgdfqLMhzCJp4e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The technology aesthetic]]></title><description><![CDATA[I met a woman today who gave up having a computer and the internet entirely. She thought that it would help her to stay away from distractions. Me and my friend stood stunned. Giving up a computer? More]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@ronnieg/the-technology-aesthetic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@ronnieg/the-technology-aesthetic</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronnieg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2018 06:46:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYS4q7j9qJFYr5WCoaSjYBv2RtUL4JemLS6XNRYkpdFHZkbh4bsZrt1qDkf96LN5wUyT46Lt4qL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using your sexual energy wisely]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you guys are on the internet, at all, you may have heard of a movement called noFap. Nofap is about storing your sexual energy and using it for the better. Basically, not using it to masturbate. Now,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ronnieg/using-your-sexual-energy-wisely</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ronnieg/using-your-sexual-energy-wisely</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronnieg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2018 07:25:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa3sJNMiDqxSbM3YXcbz3GA9m839F3dJsAnT8VdivSFLzf58rH7pck4fXMeGn6rpiMXYLAjfCVL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do we ever deserve anything?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Self loathing comes in many patterns, most of which aren't advantageous to our health as individuals. The one that always gets me in intelligent people is "I don't deserve this." "You are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ronnieg/do-we-ever-deserve-anything</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ronnieg/do-we-ever-deserve-anything</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronnieg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 08:03:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZu2QXev2n98htiMMuDTz8UGqK7Qyt9eqV4aa6gssz4s9GtucBrrmYGbX4dVZ1ApLfjnHAQDmyQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The death of a friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's tough when someone departs from the world too early. A friend of mine died last week, and I felt a moment or two of inexplicable pain. It's not that we were so close that we talked every day. But]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/death/@ronnieg/the-death-of-a-friend</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/death/@ronnieg/the-death-of-a-friend</guid><category><![CDATA[death]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronnieg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 01:30:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ1atuoZHALEuYxrhtoUrTpE8dF692FFtSfeTLd8iegwpwNwoDvwmjHTFoDTx5uhBiobbpngaEA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to control yourself when you are in a monogamous relationship]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a toughie. Some hard hitting advice that perhaps all men approaching 30 will need. You'll hear it in bar rooms sometimes. "Monogamy is outdated." Whether that's true or not, time will]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monogamy/@ronnieg/how-to-control-yourself-when-you-are-in-a-monogamous-relationship</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monogamy/@ronnieg/how-to-control-yourself-when-you-are-in-a-monogamous-relationship</guid><category><![CDATA[monogamy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronnieg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 01:16:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZobsg7Y2BPev2ZcoxY2PKWVzmWsifaP7LmoFwSULpsuwfASK9zAcf13KnpeDb5wE27AN8j5B3k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The strange and sick euphoria of virtue signaling]]></title><description><![CDATA[As an Indian person, virtue signaling probably one of our culture's worst flaws. It was ingrained in me as a child, and I hated it about myself when I learned what it was. Virtue signaling is basically]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ronnieg/the-strange-and-sick-euphoria-of-virtue-signaling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ronnieg/the-strange-and-sick-euphoria-of-virtue-signaling</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronnieg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 19:56:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ16FeG4CBoXeVapMCTm8czYFemduxh2sQPeZts7g7eXHQo3wEeTwebZcyRv9y49pmWkoK4cDyY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interpolation alliance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently, my friend turned me on the Polkadot, which is a cryptocurrency which focuses on interpolation. Interpolation in cryptocurrency is when you can send things from one blockchain branch to another.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@ronnieg/interpolation-alliance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@ronnieg/interpolation-alliance</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronnieg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 05:30:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYNENqzEkYxgxaFqYbK96q6nzB391eh3kPxESVSymj4EDpqVUgfNncp5VybwkMgd98HSYYhqdWe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Come Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you are young, you have the future ahead of you, and the past behind you. When you are older, you have death in front of you, and the past behind you. Both futures are uncertain. I've been thinking]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ronnieg/the-come-down</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ronnieg/the-come-down</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronnieg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 04:45:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYX335uzTvdGfRB6R3b5MRKprdnbuGMsaJMNqVyWN9rAnFT9otnXHAt3pW5EKVAznLf9iAG679g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utilizing your talent to it's maximum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is something to be utterly dissatisfied about: We are very often all right with being fairly decent at something. We do not expect excellence of ourselves, after a certain point, after reaching a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@ronnieg/utilizing-your-talent-to-it-s-maximum</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@ronnieg/utilizing-your-talent-to-it-s-maximum</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronnieg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 07:04:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYbSMwpTQnzHqnpAzbHH85ahXVAX95J3NNEeJAiMYjFJQoWeuFD2XkePE9aY7fRxuajUY54AdEE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The screen will be the end of me]]></title><description><![CDATA[I get back home from a long day of work. Sometimes I write. Other times I fall prey to an all too familiar enemy; the screen. The screen has bright colors and everything is fast paced. 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In any long term goal, it is important to break down a problem.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@ronnieg/how-to-avoid-long-term-breaks-from-routine</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@ronnieg/how-to-avoid-long-term-breaks-from-routine</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronnieg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 02:24:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYbTJS5zRaVY2Hk1bG8R6hqq94pLGWQKx8QyFJNg7SAWyPPcPLRy6F9o6qPzPGq4wqD9W3UVy5G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mount Eerie - Seaweeds Track Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't really know how to title this. Whether it's a review, reaction, or just a confession. 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