<?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, 14 Apr 2026 08:15:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/rational/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[[Literature] Johann Gottlieb Fichte:  The Vocation of the Scholar #5/24]]></title><description><![CDATA[as a rational but finite, as a sensuous but free being. If, as we are surely entitled to do, we call this complete harmony with one’s self perfection, in the highest meaning of the word; then perfectionis]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/harmony/@insurances/literature-johann-gottlieb-fichte-the-vocation-of-the-scholar-5-24</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/harmony/@insurances/literature-johann-gottlieb-fichte-the-vocation-of-the-scholar-5-24</guid><category><![CDATA[harmony]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insurances]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 04:43:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feeling More, Reacting Less]]></title><description><![CDATA[Principled people can sometimes be very predictable, partly because they're emotionally rational about following their principles no matter the cost. If it makes sense, this "emotionally rational"]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@takhar/feeling-more-reacting-less</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@takhar/feeling-more-reacting-less</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[takhar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 23:06:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72LaDKNxFSEMoLwHpxFunmRiz1bRkQGh3E8pFmmqhvKzet4mdtm34AWzw6Tq38N4WUDAgfSCJryAsY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the Delta of My Heart’s Rivers, Skeleton Trees Will Bloom Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently I was thinking a lot about oppositions — rational and irrational, thoughts and feelings, mind and heart. So, I made a palindromic drawing. 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It's natural for people to feel a strong conviction in their beliefs, viewing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@akdx/we-need-a-rational-approach</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@akdx/we-need-a-rational-approach</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[akdx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2023 12:59:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stsAqnmyxQN5QPZRZvTFiCDfL7NC8SaXCTGwpKtmqLZe5wfzwwGX5R4DEejC1nQLRPWJ8W14u6knjgScAVP4J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waiting for the savior or rational therapy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we navigate through the ups and downs of life, many of us find ourselves searching for something or someone to help us find peace, happiness, and a sense of purpose. For some, this may involve seeking]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/therapy/@gladysgamble/waiting-for-the-savior-or</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/therapy/@gladysgamble/waiting-for-the-savior-or</guid><category><![CDATA[therapy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gladysgamble]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2023 10:48:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5JTYhfHc4YoCsbQB95DHrK6ZbmiC7U1EzPupSmpdgaYJPoXmqxsJfGr8yeu8yfF5rUrpNMcEgmwviFQ6xLEqTnVbsLPdid41VY8UbnPe7YsEwXx9h9a6GLabYv2f4ot5jTGvEzvYUS7vgQ4vGHpcCb6XNUE9bJJ9MVBsmpGSR81Sb7nGfnuJmd4dETKGV6kaEdYoKaPeV58NacRt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#Praerationalhaftes #Umrationalfizieren]]></title><description><![CDATA[.. #Sehralberndendes .. 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Today's article is another high-school refresher on Mathematics, and more specifically on Rational Expressions. It's a follow-up to the previous post on Polynomial]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163521/@drifter1/mathematics-all-about-rational-expressions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163521/@drifter1/mathematics-all-about-rational-expressions</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163521]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drifter1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2021 10:10:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjPpGsCgMJ7xXzotwXRzUBRLgk878?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Classical Liberal Primer: Introducing The Twisty Grid]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am trying to write a post a day throughout August. I wanted to have a graphic for today's post, but I realized that I wouldn't get the picture done before the deadline. Even worse, I am not sure if a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@yintercept/a-classical-liberal-primer-introducing-the-twisty-grid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@yintercept/a-classical-liberal-primer-introducing-the-twisty-grid</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yintercept]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2021 08:07:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdpBpBq5nmvvyRoTono4ptF7aVwA1dYiWiwh3BDsi4bjfKn3AX47NSbj7tE8xh8secg6Dx5NrWhvEDviRxADVVuBmbc5SoA2DEE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Classical Liberalism: A Mystic in an Irrational World]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am writing a post a day. I want to do a series on classical liberalism. The corner stone of classical liberalism is Aristotelian logic which appeared in Ancient Greece. it is beneficial to understand]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@yintercept/classical-liberalism-a-mystic-in-an-irrational-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@yintercept/classical-liberalism-a-mystic-in-an-irrational-world</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yintercept]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2021 08:30:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgpGJqst3knGG1nuDeyjwEB45BbsRs1ZyJHibAFKf7eahhFEomfifpwURqdA9XuSuJqbph1McjQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congnition; My Mere Thoughts🌌]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staring into the mirror, All I see is myself ,trying to clear my head of the past pains and the heart burns I felt when I was down. Still battling with myself in my mind, giving my better version an edge]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@marvinix/congnition-my-mere-thoughts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@marvinix/congnition-my-mere-thoughts</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marvinix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2021 20:48:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMdvSSM3YPY82SEa7SJvsvpWtBM6Y7qtxHYyEW2nxfb3Th9GPrU6nDH3xehCZ8kmBk1VMP2WTvWd91QUUY1N5qG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rational and irrational, this is humanity.]]></title><description><![CDATA["Man is a rather irrational rational animal." Jaume perich Source of the image and the quote I think it was in Seneca's writing that I read that man is a rational animal, which led me to a similar]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@pedrobrito2004/rational-and-irrational-this-is-humanity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@pedrobrito2004/rational-and-irrational-this-is-humanity</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pedrobrito2004]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 23:27:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/sML2JBPsdAyBhaqMp8WNFRzfpSx7MKAMceBSgEYdiYe9BUokftKgsMoRV8aE9PNW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Racional e irracional, así es la humanidad.]]></title><description><![CDATA[“El hombre es un animal racional bastante irracional.” Jaume Perich Fuente de la imagen y de la cita Creo que fue en un escrito de Séneca que leí que el hombre es un animal racional, lo que me llevaba]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spanish/@pedrobrito2004/racional-e-irracional-asi-es-la-humanidad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spanish/@pedrobrito2004/racional-e-irracional-asi-es-la-humanidad</guid><category><![CDATA[spanish]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pedrobrito2004]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 00:00:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/sML2JBPsdAyBhaqMp8WNFRzfpSx7MKAMceBSgEYdiYe9BUokftKgsMoRV8aE9PNW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best distributed quality in the world.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source There is nothing more evenly distributed than reason: everyone is convinced that they have enough. Rene Descartes Many years ago, when I was beginning my studies at the university, I had to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@pedrobrito2004/the-best-distributed-quality-in-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@pedrobrito2004/the-best-distributed-quality-in-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pedrobrito2004]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 00:11:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDy8K442nHw3bvXcJLEj24zF93Jakrb4PA2wHzsz5ov8kYxKghvfJnyqEgNMaC7qcF4B3CvmiYxnVyBo3BFtUcRHXMuupvn4DFcuc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The stonks are irrational, but only if YOU are irrational - Let's get rational!]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you've been investing or trading the markets for longer than a few months, you've probably heard of the infamous quote by John Maynard Keynes: "Markets can remain irrational a lot longer than you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/markets/@flexbooth/the-stonks-are-irrational-but-only-if-you-are-irrational-let-s-get-rational</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/markets/@flexbooth/the-stonks-are-irrational-but-only-if-you-are-irrational-let-s-get-rational</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flexbooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2020 18:35:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgrWe7KyyRHXzeiP1CJfhMppnSKMZVKJNX5Ea9ZKnAK9AYPVhAUwabUm4uYMwRNeXBeK9uNMg1oYQWsR25F4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>