<?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>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 16:40:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Old Hands in a Digital World]]></title><description><![CDATA[The World Is Getting Faster… and Older The world today is accelerating. Technology, lifestyle, work pace, performance-driven mindsets… everything is moving faster. But here’s the funny thing: the world]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/old-hands-in-a-digital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/old-hands-in-a-digital</guid><category><![CDATA[qurator]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arnoldjean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:23:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmXGZnv9y2jM2T7hvDdpBJHz51t4BdyykDzLBX4BoWRB6t/japan_supermarket_two_people_checkout_768x567.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haiku and the Wisdom of Less]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi everyone here, I’m really impressed by traditional haikus—I mean the ones that include a seasonal word (kigo) and a cutting word (kireji). I don’t know Japanese, and therefore I miss a lot—I miss everything]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/haiku-and-the-wisdom-of</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/haiku-and-the-wisdom-of</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arnoldjean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:54:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmSiUK2p8nWK7jZCHXhqKqwgzB2GYmL6odKrmKRhhSvNL3/capture_d_e_cran_2025_06_06_a_19.29.03.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confessions of a French Bread Addict]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am French — and yes, I eat bread! Every day! I love bread. I even used to bake my own: sourdough and all. I’ll tell you more about that another time, but first — an anecdote. I go to bakeries a lot.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/confessions-of-a-french-bread</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/confessions-of-a-french-bread</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arnoldjean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 18:58:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmbGMH8tDuqGZuPcCDWnXpKwsB8B2q1hQa417MLb46dbeU/coffee_dish_food_basket_breakfast_croissant_496491_pxhere.com.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Science Meets Wonder: A Brief Expansion Into Infinity]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am obsessed with the Cosmos — or more precisely, with the connection between human beings and the Cosmos. At the same time, I have an empirical relationship to reality, and that can seem a bit limiting]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/when-science-meets-wonder-a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/when-science-meets-wonder-a</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arnoldjean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:41:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmbeH2HUtP7wsPxQqpVbqiRccbnAzsDKt4dpX5ew8s5Hme/horizon_sky_night_star_atmosphere_space_760501_pxhere.com.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Thin Blue Illusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, bonjour to anyone reading this — whenever that may be. Today will be short — just a reminder of what lies beyond the sky. Standing on the Earth during the day, and looking up — yes, you need to]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/the-thin-blue-illusion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/the-thin-blue-illusion</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arnoldjean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2025 18:59:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmad9fej6GQsENtLcEqUDLL4gjeW5rCFt2R5pShf7e2m9m/sun_behind_the_earth_in_space_planet_earth_wallpaper_preview_3139510983.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Last Stop]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve been teaching French online for almost two years now. One of my students from Mexico recently commented on something that struck her in Europe: “I’m impressed by how independent older people are here,”]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/the-last-stop</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/the-last-stop</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arnoldjean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 17:58:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmPuaZvpnXLUWnUsqQFGZLNZFwxexRpn4NgNQrsz2J1H42/people_transport_vehicle_public_transport_bus_passengers_1169923_pxhere.com.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s No Greater Freedom Than Being Yourself]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can have money, success, and followers — and still not feel free. Here’s why. We hear a lot about freedom online these days. Especially financial freedom. 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The State of Mind Shapes the World We Live In Yesterday, I wrote about how perspective shapes]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/how-i-got-out-of</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/how-i-got-out-of</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arnoldjean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 16:19:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmWh8BDKqZPu5Vs4K6PZwy5n7FvzMpk7ct8btczBWjPksf/man_smoke_beer_wheat_smoking_benefit_from_cigarette_face_lung_cancer_1863706711.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Perspective Shapes Our Reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[Living in the Cosmos For a period of my life, I had to consciously remind myself that I am part of Nature. Like the majority of the population, I now live in an urbanized area. In such a context, the idea]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/how-perspective-shapes-our-reality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/how-perspective-shapes-our-reality</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arnoldjean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 14:22:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmfY3NQyMVfHomLuUcK4gbiS9RQ873WNnhtPwjBSG6dqgj/artwork_simple_background_blue_stars_wallpaper_preview_3861701521.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caring for the One Who Never Cared (Quite Right)]]></title><description><![CDATA[These days, everyone calls everyone a narcissist, and that should not make us forget that there are some really deranged people out there and some serious suffering. But living daily with someone on the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/caring-for-the-one-who</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/caring-for-the-one-who</guid><category><![CDATA[qurator]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arnoldjean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2025 15:30:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKabaf2rRAavg1BccJytdBUSkKWeD9d53rcQijfPrbdDB9pP368Fs3o4k6MBWueyNWwEXNit81UFnJaLgHtPpvSxe3pjHA1WUN2JGbQQYqbUnQdoyMqsHxK8iCbGdxSWsSP6stfKp5aoWQpBY.png?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the mantis' gaze]]></title><description><![CDATA[I tell myself — and everyone who wants to hear — "I am looking for beauty." The reason I say that is to remind myself of a way of being. I want to keep my eyes open. And when I say beauty, I]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/in-the-mantis-gaze</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/in-the-mantis-gaze</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arnoldjean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 15:31:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFTY2iXqwg5hNZx5TFG3MCZDRM4edkiw1EpgGtnR7ewTHWt7t2r6vZF1jy5gPVqTVhoqyLwfj7h4iBoxiuegHXHLtLtkEAbab8f4f8T5cVZsr5aK?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[From St. Tropez to the Subway: A Guide to Noticing Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Time of a Walk As I sit in a café, my neighbor — apparently a foreign businessman — receives a phone call. I’m so close I can’t help but overhear the conversation. He says, "St. Tropez is a village.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/from-st-tropez-to-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/from-st-tropez-to-the</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arnoldjean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 12:08:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmXwoci7TBLTLZaGw2coAeaiXhtpqWsfHrFHkGib72QYwc/capture_d_e_cran_2025_05_24_a_14.00.47.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming What I Judged]]></title><description><![CDATA[How I Became a "White Collar" I don't come from a family of workers—at least not in the classic sense. Actually, my family reflects quite well how society transitioned from most families being]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/becoming-what-i-judged</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/becoming-what-i-judged</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arnoldjean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 17:01:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmRsF6Eoc6um4G6FmnM5DSUQJbQBtQ4Y34zbCuMp8P4qGd/me_on_teide.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’ll Be Back: When Sci-Fi Predictions Become Reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are We Living in a Sci-Fi Prophecy? The other day, I read a post by @arka1 about how movies might be predicting our future. I do believe that. In a broader sense, I believe creators sometimes channel]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/i-ll-be-back-when</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/i-ll-be-back-when</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arnoldjean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 15:31:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmdp3dvakUYWfDHcA9VP4dcsQ4uvtnqmsZtina6gRbgWYQ/krampus_robot.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Virtuous Circle: Why You Should Celebrate Your Wins (Even the Tiny Ones)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just received a very nice reply from @xrayman to my previous story on anger management. As I was responding, I was reminded of something important: the need to celebrate our victories. 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At the end of the 19th century when horses were turning into a power scaling reference, amidst the bubbling creativity of inventors competing to]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/the-wanderings-of-modern-environmentalism-fb0db3e594172</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/the-wanderings-of-modern-environmentalism-fb0db3e594172</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-123046]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arnoldjean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 17:15:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4bEjbgCbFMvA8T33s7uvEtk5nv2jACi1fbu3JySZM353YGDaUatddk8CEnDWfhbar4dRNCbzv3p8F4GVAYBTDiRo9FJhBC1sRfifEV5HBFtWVuceRxBMBZowmgYQmbVCwKMYDEsTNufuyJgyfirxwxApspnTQvMDDwJnogKqb7ov4Rru4a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The wanderings of modern environmentalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The all-electric impossible challenging future Part 1. Preamble: In some topics, going fast is not a sign of your remarkable intelligence; it is merely a sign of disregard for your topic. As going fast]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/the-wanderings-of-modern-environmentalism-de295f3b2ec0d</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@arnoldjean/the-wanderings-of-modern-environmentalism-de295f3b2ec0d</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-123046]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arnoldjean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Sep 2023 10:55:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUyW7LfMvMnZLJ5DbhUsyJrxti8WqkmGpuDaYWqvWD6SzxpgnT3mV6SgJsxx1759QkGSS4QTqZckrPgbNH5xPEuPSv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The wanderings of modern environmentalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everyone, I am Jean, don’t hesitate to check my profile to know more about me. So why come here to write about environmentalism? 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