<?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, 24 Apr 2026 01:15:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/blog-token/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Commentary: Excellence Derailed — When Excellence is Far From Excellent!]]></title><description><![CDATA[From time to time, the term "American Exceptionalism" crosses my path. In many cases, it pops up with my friends and family back in Denmark who are baffled by the way some people from the US]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-119826/@denmarkguy/commentary-excellence-derailed-when-excellence-is-far-from-excellent</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-119826/@denmarkguy/commentary-excellence-derailed-when-excellence-is-far-from-excellent</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-119826]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2021 22:55:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWteMmviRDqq8CCqrR3PFXU2q8GtJxLuP64eLNN1EUMP4VTZuodeLdfNQxKtpZ2PH2J6tgeZxNb6jmQtGGPYdjXmGDr8RUz7D9FjKbGexFev6A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Easter Bunny Arrives Early...]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a somewhat bleak and gray winter, we have suddenly had a few days of sunny and mild spring weather. Nature transforms quickly: The dull brownish-gray of winter grass suddenly becomes lush and green.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@cosmictriage/the-easter-bunny-arrives-early</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@cosmictriage/the-easter-bunny-arrives-early</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cosmictriage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2021 01:24:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Dwe9R1umpYqghkReCjocXga8dEVV8ktxppYpqYhkUnDThzVWiK8pU8b4Qu9Qc9xpUfcGMm6pLgss9VoyyVd8ZhHb2yBLfpYAaU7ALX8XTcvEReVi6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychological Musings: The Mysterious Mentality of Scammers and Deceivers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once again, we got one of "those calls" from someone purporting to be with "Microsoft Security" to let us know that our "computers had been compromised and the passwords stolen,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114105/@denmarkguy/psychological-musings-the-mysterious-mentality-of-scammers-and-deceivers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114105/@denmarkguy/psychological-musings-the-mysterious-mentality-of-scammers-and-deceivers</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114105]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2021 22:55:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHJ6f5P7HArQE3XTCa6hfwi4XUCdrUGDw48SAkuVoMAUfvBUirDTz1T9s5hwehQTc71P8Emg5s9nawHjRWo7RzUg2PaUMe8UAzTd337qLSZSkpJ4dwcr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Your (Work) Place: Skill Sets, Strengths and Weaknesses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier today, I had a brief comment exchange with @tarazkp and I found myself considering the issue of feeling ineffectual in the world, in some sense — be it your work, your social life, your skills]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-119826/@denmarkguy/finding-your-work-place-skill-sets-strengths-and-weaknesses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-119826/@denmarkguy/finding-your-work-place-skill-sets-strengths-and-weaknesses</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-119826]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2021 23:57:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWteMmviRDqq8CCoQxerh7Q8iceLP71cUdrgTzjDtgBpWYE8ZL5ZHovnQH1oMgLq86jc2iEYxdnmWV9f67dRs2S6j3yMkhWLCdirimmkAq3MDp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Backups and Contingencies: When You Pay too Much Attention to "Plan B," it Dooms "Plan A!" ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's always good to have a contingency plan, or "Plan B," right? Well, not exactly... The problems arise when those who lean towards being "cautious types" (such as myself) fall into]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-119826/@denmarkguy/backups-and-contingencies-when-you-pay-too-much-attention-to-plan-b-it-dooms-plan-a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-119826/@denmarkguy/backups-and-contingencies-when-you-pay-too-much-attention-to-plan-b-it-dooms-plan-a</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-119826]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2021 22:22:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHJ6f5P7HArQE3XTCa6iHQcYnHu8tqvUsScowihLxn9b76sWfeki5cgKKPcDUi57iPmFbMRm88RSw8PdAD8fzVG1HmwG663BJ7z6g3pZAH7N6gt975Ui?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commentary: Always Be Yourself! Besides, Everyone Else is Already TAKEN!]]></title><description><![CDATA[No, of course that's not my original quote! I have come across some variations of it quite a few times, in a wide variety of contexts, however. Being at peace with your authentic self Arbitrary thought:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114105/@denmarkguy/commentary-always-be-yourself-besides-everyone-else-is-already-taken</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114105/@denmarkguy/commentary-always-be-yourself-besides-everyone-else-is-already-taken</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114105]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2021 09:01:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWteMmviRDqq8CCqQPHiTSTDXScFQjNhZWca2sXVPv5ZpppNnnus84N7QzDeWYRCSM3VoQpEtqNXHFdfVrKc9hhNLX4BjJ9v7FuTX1NtSxrXn6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Doing it the RIGHT Way" — How Things Tend to Take Longer Than Expected]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are many days on which I'll start writing a Hive post sometime around 8:00am, but it won't actually find its way to the public feed until some 12 hours later. Whereas I have (mostly) left behind]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114105/@denmarkguy/doing-it-the-right-way-how-things-tend-to-take-longer-than-expected</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114105/@denmarkguy/doing-it-the-right-way-how-things-tend-to-take-longer-than-expected</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114105]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 21:56:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCSkoF1Dsbm2i1VkaoHWLYnGmuxeYfYf4xBTsffdRcTpedAnH87m2FDnQZspgh51U3QtVK4akpfE3okWZt6Lex3g8veKZmbf1Dr42a3ArA3v938?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[March 2nd: Finished a Commission for a Friend; Etsy Listings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Somewhat of a "light" working day day, today; lots of non-creative things on my mind. Life beckons. Finished a commission piece for a friend: I generally avoid doing things "to order"]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174301/@alchemystones/march-2nd-finished-a-commission-for-a-friend-etsy-listings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174301/@alchemystones/march-2nd-finished-a-commission-for-a-friend-etsy-listings</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174301]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alchemystones]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:29:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4JGUsh5QbaioVQcNx8ntmtnyddkUg5V9GKKnXCRfu31QbJwipDVCZ2B8KV52Qk4hnbLet6ZjkjvJPg4jCKa3y794pYrjVwCFRqccDqoowiVbQkbw?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Towards Mediocrity: Getting Laid Off for Being "Too Good" at Your Job...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes, I really think the world portrayed in the movie Idiocracy is not too far in our future... 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