<?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>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:51:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@cfvisser/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Communicating effectively with people with dementia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, a participant in one of our courses brought in a case for intervision. His case was that he had recently found out that his mother, who lived quite far away from him, had dementia. He wanted]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@cfvisser/communicating-effectively-with-people-with-dementia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@cfvisser/communicating-effectively-with-people-with-dementia</guid><category><![CDATA[dementia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cfvisser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 07:36:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Kz4AvTzHkfLebKsvVWxAmxpMp9vRvEqVzJ8uSqLTXabob1o8hHb1oA1cQLHnL5E7Q8oJr65q1J4ob1TMu72iGV6ofFs8FAjNgPDNhuk2wQhrbPtycpLUTP2wcFgJECQE3JFUEReRJCiVR1Y8j5sQBahf9MrSV1mTbeP9hi7FNgDvFecmLEAWfrm6fT8oAfYUnM1SAsMHuJEDXrnwG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enlightenment now]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think Steven Pinker's book The Better Angels of our Nature was a fantastic book and I am very curious about his new book Enlightenment now. The book argues that, while many people are pessimistic, the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@cfvisser/enlightenment-now</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@cfvisser/enlightenment-now</guid><category><![CDATA[steven]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cfvisser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 17:43:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e2EPg4dJqqXnYXLn4rqcNof3UTxYVdxyEe2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Progress in 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Social Progress Index captures social progress in countries on multiple dimensions. Here is an overview of the results of 2017]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@cfvisser/social-progress-in-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@cfvisser/social-progress-in-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[social]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cfvisser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 16:10:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2ufhwNgM3qHKMFaa4azi9GypSfXtpHMUjUbxtMzvCYXKHFiYJGLFV5DVnviVcwMMNgDkn7ePN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four principles for having civil and productive conversations with people we strongly disagree with]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nowadays, there is lots of talk about a growing polarization in our societies. It is said that groups oppose each other ever more more hatefully and aggressively. It also appears that we are less and less]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@cfvisser/four-principles-for-having-civil-and-productive-conversations-with-people-we-strongly-disagree-with</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@cfvisser/four-principles-for-having-civil-and-productive-conversations-with-people-we-strongly-disagree-with</guid><category><![CDATA[echo]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cfvisser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 13:05:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8fDZitvAu5ZBMx3tVDfwCAx4e7XT76Fn3zooCU3aHnV74tt7iACyuz29Hewr8mms6t8JukNViaNXJPqEfpyqARrhDiEXho3hhW7b6vkRUSzaC231gGiot56cYAZRfq5zqT69gDtxguCJdUfyfjp7dX22154rS9o4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The role of religon in American regress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kurt Andersen, author of Fantasyland, how America went Haywire, discusses how, in the last 30 years, religion has radicalized American politics and seriously harmed the perception of science. People often]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@cfvisser/the-role-of-religon-in-american-regress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@cfvisser/the-role-of-religon-in-american-regress</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cfvisser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:38:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eBYjLibTDaNhbin4zn1vLJEsMLjxfV2FNy4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groups can change and improve]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teaching people that groups can change and improve may be a powerful tool to promote peace. Below, two studies are mentioned, one from 2011 and one from 2018. Halperin et al. (2011) A study by Halperin]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@cfvisser/groups-can-change-and-improve</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@cfvisser/groups-can-change-and-improve</guid><category><![CDATA[peace]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cfvisser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 09:16:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXBWJq7NkPkWsCUubrYnsmAaMPqw45YqxGKMCJ1TskDesjzkUFnyPDBQjmPPhMQXCc6q1AtPrWFvgbL4hAuNhAcCJt8cZnnB1fiV3FVZPuH2d5JDLi5KbxN6nCmwSXorwMGDhiA5ttWemLE1GJRLDa9AbiLYE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will the future be better?]]></title><description><![CDATA[would your answer be to the question: will the future be better? The answer to this question turns out to depend on whom you ask and on what it is specifically focused on. Mohammed Nagdy and Max Roser]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@cfvisser/will-the-future-be-better</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@cfvisser/will-the-future-be-better</guid><category><![CDATA[declinism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cfvisser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:11:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZHRR733uZT3wGddTyubEREo9zJoKMP7aAgCGtX4gdpx4TU6EaXyzUMhriSrkE8zvMfPcPWLE8Y3qzU5NBC1CBHc6o5ybWei4nSbRzz96KEiR7FqgSiuK8PiZWvutc98Y3Lg6HTsugBP1HFGXGFUfsAtfhx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exchange is the root of virtue and prosperity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inspired by The rational optimist- Matt Ridley, 2010 ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@cfvisser/gb4e94pg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@cfvisser/gb4e94pg</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cfvisser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 14:35:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHefWK95n7kbpqRg6FYqwQxXZVtZN6y7wSCSgAxzgD6sUp6RhLdxYkfpmeFMzsTvrymTcrDHwoHDzkAJny3bpKmabr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mindset in 2 minutes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can we develop our abilities or are they largely fixed? 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Two sorts of motivation are autonomous motivation and controlled]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@cfvisser/eva8tbyb</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@cfvisser/eva8tbyb</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cfvisser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 14:23:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHefWK95n7kbpqRg6FYqwQxXZVtZN6wTbC7Sdq6y9w4ActJGZfWjRirg4fLBvEPubZKAs5ZwiuAfb5qSC3mTCFabEu?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creating progress spirals]]></title><description><![CDATA[How mindset, motivation, deliberate practice and the progress principle are connected. ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@cfvisser/dh9sfo9l</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@cfvisser/dh9sfo9l</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cfvisser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 12:56:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHefWK95n7kbpqRg6FYqwQxXZVtZN6y6yXCAeyfWQWCAtM8HnZG1GeYDvpNZhRGaXzX8meVdRQPm649134GkQXaRrc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I think the blockchain will bring progress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently, I have become interested in a new technology which is gaining popularity and which will probably have a great impact on our society: the blockchain. 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