<?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>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:21:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/rationalizations/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Excuses, Excuses, Excuses...]]></title><description><![CDATA[We humans seem to be singularly gifted when it comes to making up excuses for why we don't do things, or don't try, or don't quit, or don't change things... even when it would clearly be the best thing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/excuses-excuses-excuses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/excuses-excuses-excuses</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:58:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHJ6f5P7HArQE3XTCa6hfTP6UHwnrwsytGgezvaUYKHSNd92x2tUQCcJen18tnLokRStdkLLTvybsHWALdtV3J9SzuUUSm9SSRximgcF1iwBPnByKakv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Inner Shortcomings Meet External Rationalizations]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we were kids, we were always trying to weasel our way out of being accountable for having done things we were not supposed to do.  "I didn't do it! It wasn't me!" possibly followed by "Michael]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@denmarkguy/when-inner-shortcomings-meet-external-rationalizations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@denmarkguy/when-inner-shortcomings-meet-external-rationalizations</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2017 00:51:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnM5VpGJPgkZ9VK4J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>