<?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>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:00:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/critical-thinking/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Act Fast or Think Deep: Which Are You?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to decision-making and taking actions on things, humans naturally have different ways of attempting them. For some, it's quite easy for them to just go with the flow and do things the way]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@vickoly/act-fast-or-think-deep</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@vickoly/act-fast-or-think-deep</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vickoly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:44:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprNwBZoigdjFeJo5Q3b4kbVwi5DTELo6QD1mxicT2HRDS5sdDxw7wUoiVKfJPqdsuKmzNVjgn1RUTqi2nnHkw8QiiPjwzwz3fQmhp77YDNrW86z2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Billionaire Illusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[I keep seeing people—not deep thinkers, mind you—fall into the same trap. “So-and-so must be smart… look how much money they have.” It sounds harmless at first. Almost intuitive. 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Then came the follow-up: I “believe the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@artemisnorth.com/you-believe-the-wrong-news-the-psychology-behind-the-shutdown</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@artemisnorth.com/you-believe-the-wrong-news-the-psychology-behind-the-shutdown</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artemisnorth.com]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:11:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4bEjbgCbFMvAGbwxD9CJfJUznpDy21P1gb5kciUwoKrnYbGbNVgJCYqdcaqK8bftoH9FdncVaLzZxtWogGbo92vDbc6UmJoHoBrM1a7pZEH6uuEPhh3FXH4m8R5fsbB9pge7Pq7Nhkrb1hPo2ECvRwFC2kCQotCexVtp8kGmR9kaproYjg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond Greenwashing: A Critical Look at Climate Technology and Global Energy Strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Climate Change Challenges in the 21st Century Climate change stands as one of the greatest global challenges of the 21st century. Multiple scientific studies agree that the planet is undergoing an accelerated]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/climate-change/@s1vh/beyond-greenwashing-a-critical-look-at-climate-technology-and-global-energy-strategy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/climate-change/@s1vh/beyond-greenwashing-a-critical-look-at-climate-technology-and-global-energy-strategy</guid><category><![CDATA[climate-change]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[s1vh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 19:33:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VupB6w38i1pv6CMVYxQ6RFkbwtXDKu2xp7qc27DuqpJZC5TnXWkmdXYvCYMzD85snBLa6CSncPPVrbYSFMiLEPp3mNaWEQkPZ2jerHuAvowS6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Goals, Risk And Value Meet.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Making decisions can be the easiest and also challenging thing for humans depending on what we are deciding on. 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