<?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, 09 Apr 2026 17:32:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@tayken/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Is there hope?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is there any hope for Steemit to rise from the ashes? I poured so much of my $$/time/life into a platform that I’ve lost hope in. Any seasoned Steemians (akin to AAntonopolis) have words of encouragement?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hope/@tayken/is-there-hope</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hope/@tayken/is-there-hope</guid><category><![CDATA[hope]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2019 06:03:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHjECZbV47bek3eoDgdThxTJLmKBj3L7S3mEn6K8PXm7T3NiWNU8zUmyJR2Stc6K51VAubxUfXkA2pEDM8PHU9KquzXEzxSAeZd7dNyvxx8x6V8883YY95Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Future of Education]]></title><description><![CDATA[The future post-secondary education ecosystem is likely to be both strikingly similar and utterly unrecognizable to what we see, learn from, teach in, and advocate for today. Bootcamp-university hybrids,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@tayken/the-future-of-education</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@tayken/the-future-of-education</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 06:35:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ1ozRqwVp7rNtm75LDYBEfS62mBrc6GRUyEY3REjAiDHwuBs411MfyDiS6oxHVq94JrGLjR88AA8Z5r11aNfZ9kazNCSded6T8qrMPwhajpFvfeFuAjeW2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crestone Needle - 14,197 ft.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bucket-list summit of Crestone Needle this weekend (14,197 ft.)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/climbing/@tayken/crestone-needle-14-197-ft</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/climbing/@tayken/crestone-needle-14-197-ft</guid><category><![CDATA[climbing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2018 05:47:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHoVqsbf8y9o4g82EtmZsJJ7UMDVthYjLkBRxbSavesczqLqSfjo5UeEoELvT3G1Cp9YwDbgFNLFcZX9SLAkE4ziupUiDsyRt6Y2ehSNg5MbzbHvpXz24dU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clouds & Dirt]]></title><description><![CDATA[The more I think about Gary Vaynerchuck’s theory on living in the Clouds and Dirt, the more I relate. Without fully realizing it, I’ve slowly cut away huge portions of the excess in the middle. Instead,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/garyvee/@tayken/clouds-and-dirt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/garyvee/@tayken/clouds-and-dirt</guid><category><![CDATA[garyvee]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 06:11:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ZJ4Z52ZRyQfjRqPCLbGFuSQ8pbrG1oiY5Ly1EcTjp831YvEMqS54urSRm3r1n9Kf2NesWhCtqeyvRrhgvrmYvwh1EZ2FvFLKferczeicT1kwU9G1dtCdK6iDxPevcWHcS4P4MNC1N3BEQ7uM2nrHDnqWAkJ33VsnyD3Tau8B8PevQTXk1DaxrGmSSa9awDfKNyYTmiTnReAXiTFnJbkBhqf9S5pF55ekpitxNFp5fNdso1LQxwVABMBmCYX6vcwN8DUF8RZhN1gtgtEYcoTX51?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel: A Guide to the Ultimate Growth-hack]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we get out of the glass bottle of our ego and when we escape like the squirrels in the cage of our personality and get into the forest again, we shall shiver with cold and fright. But things will]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@tayken/travel-a-guide-to-the-ultimate-growth-hack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@tayken/travel-a-guide-to-the-ultimate-growth-hack</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 06:36:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ZJ4Z52ZRyQfjRqPCLbGFuSQ8pbrG1oiY5Ly1EcTjp831YvEMqS3bFoExAd478czBFykDiQU7pdqvbeRPRUXxnj3PjLr6EmdWc6VeJS4TppjcBGyAGinRbXhyvGVPRhuedpXUPSPvgD31ZN13bE9wHPN2yZYp1LmqMUYjbgievwAzZHUdFSCLtMFUAvwhnLwBTzhBLMAk5gTiNgKdTQNjL5QXPGpYmcunGtyqRs2Ehc3rKEttt1jPENKYoYiW2wQRz8mYnqX5crba6e26EK2JRu?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Split-Test Perspective on Life, Media, & Humanity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rebirth of the A/B Buzz In late 2016 I stumbled onto an idea that has buzzed in my ear ever since. Like that persistent fly you swat at for hours as it repeatedly dares fate; predictably entering and exiting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tayken/my-split-test-perspective-on-life-media-and-humanity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tayken/my-split-test-perspective-on-life-media-and-humanity</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 18:47:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/GLhDmHx9sqz1bt8EHxLDeRNhMQtmFtahYRgvRfpS5vFbmLFTMpEtddnRUphoHpsfXrAn3ABiTKrkqZppR4KUmx4vHcNiRw2GBD1CSr7uquXz8FLvtCm1bSZG1Tqw2mpWjrf28msMJuu2S3Kx5yYuRyFwf6nXBkvcsgfXEq9ZdBguC7BoVUstrCc3bE51AGLcSjq6hyuJ869yR3Ey5ygfpKpNTeA9rg9vf3h5qHyDXxb?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crypto Tax Season]]></title><description><![CDATA[With tax season looming near, I wanted to solicit some feedback regarding other Steemian’s plans to fully report, further research, promptly ignore, unapologetically evade, etc. Is there any way the IRS]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@tayken/crypto-tax-season</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@tayken/crypto-tax-season</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 06:44:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4qEixipsxSf1NbXf3traZgrR5Suyr7791YefaAnsXSddTq6bEjw3W1DNYkfBeKKnxE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[LegalFling — Tinder on the Blockchain]]></title><description><![CDATA[If there’s even the slightest market gap (haha...gap), there will be Blockchain developers looking to fill it (haha...fill it). Really? LegalFling? - I was waiting for Tinder on the Blockchain to surface,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@tayken/legalfling-tinder-on-the-blockchain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@tayken/legalfling-tinder-on-the-blockchain</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 05:10:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3xFwt8v6m15G2ZAi8PFLgXxL1J7YnxeAZUemZbyw5u8NJfFEkKLrSt9oa6ATdRaWwtp6cfDWFXTEvgRc6Gmmvrxf6JBzqiNCYjGv855iMU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Masked-Panic of HigherEd]]></title><description><![CDATA[Credit: Chris Barbalis via Unspalsh Panic Strategy When exactly is it the appropriate time to panic…and if you’ve deemed it appropriate, what should this panic look like as not to raise suspicion and/or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@tayken/the-masked-panic-of-highered</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@tayken/the-masked-panic-of-highered</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 23:25:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqASPAqXGParXDqqkQZWLfSSkKdaWT8eUxkvvBbuhdXRkH7MWDWDXJ2DmNNhxnS9g5FZZo6qfx4m2ocAyQoyxviiiXdcZvBfJyqp8wUoc6jpyHV82oFUdtyDVrTzYiogon91QsBe3jfNmu?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Owns The Future? ~Jaron Lanier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tayken Schizo Review   This post is very likely to feel schizophrenic. It's admittedly half book-review and half speculative contemplation, and the direction your personal scale tips isn't likely]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/future/@tayken/who-owns-the-future-jaron-lanier</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/future/@tayken/who-owns-the-future-jaron-lanier</guid><category><![CDATA[future]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2017 18:29:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvgWvSKJXhzjAyygNsjP2Yy8mGFPUo8rERo5m3zUirmwRmbgp26XJWRwBod8UrV77CW7aEH9EVAuEAP2W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be Yourself, Nobody Does it Better]]></title><description><![CDATA[Credit: Upsplash.com This is perhaps the most important concept that I can express to the #Steemit community. You always have to strive to know your personal truth. The reason so many people fail is because]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tayken/be-yourself-nobody-does-it-better</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tayken/be-yourself-nobody-does-it-better</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 03:23:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3ejZQFLqXedL5Lvw1yVYdqNDj7FR856jp8p1ZAeRjoHjE6VKyFkq82sxFNh1nP2v9Zw1cYCQ91rm2myes7jXqBMAGJrPx89c5ZFqKiXvtVLENzPWvyZhjBLT7ZFpSyLhYmc7thmLWDw6f1pvTKWfEjKPe27QcXxsLHoo86BiCg2FCnf27cqhjY2oMEgrA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FREE ticket to DSW Kickoff with Casey Neistat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemit, I'm looking to give away my 1 ticket to the Denver Startup Week Kickoff Breakfast featuring Casey Neistat to one lucky Steemian. This event sold out in seconds and is perhaps the most anticipated]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@tayken/free-ticket-to-dsw-kickoff-with-casey-neistat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@tayken/free-ticket-to-dsw-kickoff-with-casey-neistat</guid><category><![CDATA[contest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2017 02:18:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgtHaidWMPYTCEVEYFpHLYa372eDAsh8ysFjVwpL7u2dtzFHrND4C5Jmdrc6MVAKJjwPiEyRgAwsjiJdzppW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Occasional Failure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get things wrong from time time and you'll start to see the rut of mediocrity in your life fade.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/failure/@tayken/occasional-failure</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/failure/@tayken/occasional-failure</guid><category><![CDATA[failure]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Sep 2017 05:09:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVegrfYFS3DnNy4cDKeHSvPRLoZBuPfA9ckj68CqX5tdzHwRkd17gThwchzmtQkBg7Be6gFiDFEcB6dC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overcoming Trump in the Age of the Game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overview I have no hesitation in saying that games have, and always should, play a role in our societies, but all games, and particularly those with the potential to create real impact, need to be accompanied]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tayken/overcoming-trump-in-the-age-of-the-game</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tayken/overcoming-trump-in-the-age-of-the-game</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2017 23:06:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYXrgPZWVYszcAa6u2ciXpZLqKTYVFeFaEmgfvp13CGcPf54DEmAFvKkkUyb7sy6bSRCdnWPoJv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICO Mania: Legalization Coming to Russia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big Russian $$ As Russia prepares to legalize Initial Coin Offerings, another company co-owned by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s internet ombudsman Dmitry Marinichev is planning to raise as much as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ico/@tayken/ico-mania-legalization-coming-to-russia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ico/@tayken/ico-mania-legalization-coming-to-russia</guid><category><![CDATA[ico]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 17:40:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa3xdViCvLqZ4S8ApNyKmoUiqnmR47Gh81JVxfxiP6ieDPGVMRxUN6h8PgQZepKBmdBcahvu5MY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Higher Education...Wake the Fuck Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s simply time to take our collective heads out of the proverbial sand. Higher education is not what it used to be, and those who think it is are in for a rude awakening much too soon. I’m writing this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@tayken/higher-education-wake-the-fuck-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@tayken/higher-education-wake-the-fuck-up</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 14:13:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVfA6qxeLsf8WiZyu96WMZGNMtXNWnxPGqzVNbwMNn8hQYotezYEwGiVXmQbRQDjCyE44iXZ54dUY3rW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Time Is Prime For Solution Design: An Educator's Case Study]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blast-off It was really just a matter of time before I jumped behind the wheel of an online course and drove it recklessly towards the edge of reason (licks chops eagerly). Today marks my initiation as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@tayken/the-time-is-prime-for-solution-design-an-educator-s-case-study</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@tayken/the-time-is-prime-for-solution-design-an-educator-s-case-study</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 23:39:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTHj1HMmw2zC7jSDt5LhSdUfobQtSQcqi9JnFzpZce2HsXEegTEHHmUynBLYGFwG5hqs6QBwa5cQ76mkshTbaNJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Blockchain is Hungry: Looking Beyond Software and the Sharing Economy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Software Is So 2011 In 2011, Marc Andreessen made a claim that still resonates loudly today. He claimed, most notable in a popular Wall Street Journal article, that “software is eating the world.” Since]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/software/@tayken/the-blockchain-is-hungry-looking-beyond-software-and-the-sharing-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/software/@tayken/the-blockchain-is-hungry-looking-beyond-software-and-the-sharing-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[software]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2017 00:15:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZtnbxxu39onwBZck4TupecCmEeV6tm5WMhXUAGAUyZhmimjWsk8KgHA1cd5EnVcc3yTppowQHU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit ROI: What's Your Time Worth?]]></title><description><![CDATA[TIME IS THE ONLY ASSET Since joining Steemit a few months ago, I've had a great experience writing, hacking, interacting, and learning from an amazing community. Unfortunately, the day I had convinced]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@tayken/steemit-roi-what-s-your-time-worth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@tayken/steemit-roi-what-s-your-time-worth</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 22:04:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKopgPm9yTYCJcc2xd3rNt3YKMras873BZhs7NPrGoavi38HUSq6HPgGj7nKD83rE9UAYRKx1dMAkmoWPgsQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nothing fancy here, just the truth! Do yourself a favor and take this advice to heart. Much ❤ @Tayken Follow me on: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Snapchat Random acts of kindness appreciated to help]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/garyvee/@tayken/one-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/garyvee/@tayken/one-life</guid><category><![CDATA[garyvee]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2017 17:57:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45duo5mPxsab9jDhRuecx7UZmg6VaigwD9PnW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>