<?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, 03 Apr 2026 21:49:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@takhar/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Too Early To Tell]]></title><description><![CDATA[How could you not feel overwhelmed when thinking long term from a rather persimmistic outlook that gives birth to possible pessimistic outcomes? But at the same time, being "informed" of these]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@takhar/too-early-to-tell-aq5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@takhar/too-early-to-tell-aq5</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[takhar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 23:24:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72LaDKNxFSEMoLwHpxFunmRiz1bRkQGh3E8pFnP7ctobxvuzSps17JWx2BVs31A9ZjbxqTTuU6xYnJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Compressed Experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pattern recognition is arguably one of the most underrated forms of intelligence we possess. I won't necessarily consider it a skill as it's more so something that we do almost subconsciously over time]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@takhar/compressed-experience-a83</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@takhar/compressed-experience-a83</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[takhar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:29:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvgeEigDRtRZXJUDM66FgT1PdEpdgnsP5yckNJXXrLWonYhoLoiWvPZaZ4rZnsa2kd56pfjWdxHJn7PeE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woo Woo Stuff]]></title><description><![CDATA[I won't consider myself versed in astrology as it looks too complex for my ordinary mind. 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The more I thought about and observed amongst people I know who have this attitude that everything will work out in the end, the easier I get tempted to just accept one can actually navigate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@takhar/check-the-floor-8a3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@takhar/check-the-floor-8a3</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[takhar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:33:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72LaDKNxFSEMoLwHpxFunmRiz1bRkQGh3E8pGf5FY3pH6344jwdMu3jyQKcqaiE4WpdvkbVvhAhAzi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reading Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the one hand, I think visual learners/thinkers have it relatively easy in this age of multimedia content becoming more standard way of consuming information. Almost any topic can be found in video format]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@takhar/reading-again-8v7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@takhar/reading-again-8v7</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[takhar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 23:31:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvgeEigDRtRZXJUDM66FgT1PdEpdgnsP5yckM7YPi6NCMsqcZAHG8iQk7E99yy1xaQtB8v7hebvJpLrSJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Not There]]></title><description><![CDATA[If it is, it is. If it's not, it is not. Some days, when meeting with old friends and catching up on what has happened with our respective lives since we last met, I always get this impression of a dream]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@takhar/its-not-there-kkl</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@takhar/its-not-there-kkl</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[takhar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 23:42:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72LaDKNxFSEMoLwHpxFunmRiz1bRkQGh3E8pGesdYTJDiKTVkTZP6pG2T25oBipYVyRg1KMv3w939p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give Me A Place To Stand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Give me a place on which to stand, and I will move the Earth. History is littered with individuals making outside the box statements on the edge of what their contemporaries considered rational. Personally,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@takhar/give-me-a-place-to-stand-esu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@takhar/give-me-a-place-to-stand-esu</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[takhar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 23:22:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvgeEigDRtRZXJUDM66FgT1PdEpdgnsP5yckNbxZSa82YXniy3FAiHFeuQFbAhuqubzrLr5AdQpqKLh2v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Race To The Bottom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crabs trapped in a bucket mean no crab will crawl out alive. I still wonder to this day how something so self-defeating gets encoded deeply in almost everything that breathes. Watch it happen in real time.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@takhar/race-to-the-bottom-do2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@takhar/race-to-the-bottom-do2</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[takhar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 23:23:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvgeEigDRtRZXJUDM66FgT1PdEpdgnsP5yckM7YLBWzbzadyrWuiBKWAXcCzJnQJVsepujkyTwavQz3VG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Dare You]]></title><description><![CDATA[I changed my mind. For whatever reason(s) it may be, reversible decisions tend to be perceived as irreversible when the weight of admitting one is wrong is heavier than the cost of simply staying wrong.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@takhar/how-dare-you-2un</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@takhar/how-dare-you-2un</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[takhar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 23:33:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvgeEigDRtRZXJUDM66FgT1PdEpdgnsP5yckMR7F17mcDchsLUhtKqRv9EHA7Wv1gfAimEDW2yjqzeS5c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Both Directions Lie A Little]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you're winning, you're not as good as you think you are. And when you're losing, you're not as bad as you think you are. I heard these words on a podcast some time ago. 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