<?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>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:55:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@cryptogekko/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t try too hard to change people’s minds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Years ago a friend of mine was coming to terms with her homosexuality. She’d been raised in a conservative, Christian household and her parents didn’t know she liked girls. This was easy to keep hidden]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@cryptogekko/donttrytoohardtochangepeoplesminds-7ii7xyw4hp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@cryptogekko/donttrytoohardtochangepeoplesminds-7ii7xyw4hp</guid><category><![CDATA[changingminds]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptogekko]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2020 14:47:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4Q6mqygK3LUqkgUMnML4qev2Hixnyo68KpbM354HjnxApRnRYspoyYCmhBQDh1TdrUtCHRgdQqPBJFJF1Yh7VWZq27MR3tEM8EciEAXvSkxSar7MUqVBSLayrLdmZ8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[https://mishayurchenko.me/?p=7144]]></title><description><![CDATA[[] Posted from my blog with SteemPress :]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@cryptogekko/httpsmishayurchenkomep7144-ytuzy7i17x</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@cryptogekko/httpsmishayurchenkomep7144-ytuzy7i17x</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptogekko]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 14:03:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sprint vs. Marathon Mentality]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the going gets tough and we’re faced with a setback, a voice in our head (or maybe a parent, coach, or mentor) loudly reminds us, “Life is a marathon, not a sprint!” The message is that we shouldn’t]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@cryptogekko/thesprintvsmarathonmentality-tm9igd5uir</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@cryptogekko/thesprintvsmarathonmentality-tm9igd5uir</guid><category><![CDATA[circadian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptogekko]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2020 14:30:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFx5Jw27PAu22j8sLRr9qfygAWWK81gBd54CUwC1YCaWUWyUQDHEDxJYyqEGtXYU4eUVhMapqGALhJ8xMaMCmiWBCpjLG3JHzX25WhjnZSDiUUh4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tao of Skittles: Don’t be Afraid of Things Because They’re Easy to Do]]></title><description><![CDATA[My mouth watered as I stared at the giant jar full of Skittles. 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The GTD Throwback - Cleanse Your Brain “If you don't pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, it will take more of your attention than it deserves.”― David Allen, Getting Things Done: The]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@cryptogekko/thetoolsandtacticsiusetoprotectmymostfiniteresourcetime-q9xovwo5c6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@cryptogekko/thetoolsandtacticsiusetoprotectmymostfiniteresourcetime-q9xovwo5c6</guid><category><![CDATA[4hourworkweek]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptogekko]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2019 19:45:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc16z629RuArgbYcyjAkfx1q39ryENywywtCu7gJBbNi6u6TJFwTCdNB6Q2kSsr1v7vz1vUmNMSjrR3r1XZjfuxisGuvAsTAL53fh287n8TMrNdZmCS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meditation]]></title><description><![CDATA[1. I peeled open a tin can of sardines drenched in olive oil and inhaled them into my mouth, much like a krill whale opening up its huge mouth to suck down hundreds of krill. With my fingers drenched in]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@cryptogekko/meditation-f6ui8ed83s</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@cryptogekko/meditation-f6ui8ed83s</guid><category><![CDATA[10dayretreat]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptogekko]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2019 10:54:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pLjDDh8LXLVKyDf92YyqBeJwGJ4eqdyL3jQu6UsRHfrj2onBF7Pw8zttom6YBDhv3BskbWaPW1MoUCbYEr6yjeAoAuagGR1hbrrS9ULDnLEkea?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death of a Ketchup Salesman (A quick reminder of your mortality)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greek philosopher Herodotus wrote about his observations of a peculiar Egyptian tradition. 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