<?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, 03 Oct 2026 13:43:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@sagewords/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why Governance Matters (Part One)]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s a crisis in Bitcoin. Or you could say there’ve been a series of crises in Bitcoin over the last several years, many of them stemming from the same root cause. Either way, there’s a mountain to]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sagewords/why-governance-matters-part-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sagewords/why-governance-matters-part-one</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sagewords]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 21:33:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/f85of4KXmvsYFWs3hGZA6iEgiS2gakFCuyuCgQrWNYZphLv7Er1DF4AgQbGdE9qdN8cg8zKybtNQ9BqtFZTQcJzKaCCMbQdnfrSnYnCwU1PUF7yiLVLnRUoq95dgjNjXk1p5jCkimQRQ8QeJitobMuDib2EcpGdCrWcXpoJn5NcunfdLwTumSNvYyEWWnjSqtYHamEhbyY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sign Here To Scale Up Bitcoin, Please]]></title><description><![CDATA[What’s the most commonly cited problem with Bitcoin? Scalability! According to just about anyone you’d care to ask, scaling up to handle the kind of transaction volumes that companies like Visa handle]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sagewords/sign-here-to-scale-up-bitcoin-please</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sagewords/sign-here-to-scale-up-bitcoin-please</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sagewords]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 22:50:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's the deal with Bitcoin Gold?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new Bitcoin Gold fork set to occur on October 25th hopes it shakes things up. The result could be a new burst of wealth creation and a return to how Bitcoin was mined in its early days...or it could]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sagewords/what-s-the-deal-with-bitcoin-gold</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sagewords/what-s-the-deal-with-bitcoin-gold</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sagewords]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2017 19:02:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs78F3YHejJLFvMPMKm1D56U6YWotGqLFUXZJ6eeHWerkrzvx2yCqeM3gYASiT3pJAaiX9aBbc6WjyP2Y3obZi33QrkUBUb8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get Off The Treadmill: How We Change Fast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everybody knows hedonic adaptation. Better known as the hedonic treadmill, this is our natural inclination to quickly get accustomed to things around us. It’s typically used to explain how we humans run]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sagewords/get-off-the-treadmill-how-we-change-fast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sagewords/get-off-the-treadmill-how-we-change-fast</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sagewords]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2017 16:13:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzFnDhN3FWraF9B9xZodoKWE7SNPeBGeL2Tzw29FzLLPpgmC83ApEuNe389qGsk6jw1peMCZRJbZeis7ouh5KgiQQn3T5txG7hHHcffAqQi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charismatic Authority]]></title><description><![CDATA[The eminent sociologist Max Weber devised a useful way to understand how authority figures get and keep power. He described three different categories: rational-legal authority, traditional authority,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sagewords/charismatic-authority</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sagewords/charismatic-authority</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sagewords]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2017 17:16:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyy1k8yC7r5yxWSpe6V7LWuM84eoi4wEZaA7RFYsL2tZt6KGmKqxLsYNU6gSXtE4k9czdLvXHzfcyhKW3uWQJzJnmXVZi89Q3byQ2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Few Words About Groupthink]]></title><description><![CDATA[Groupthink has been around for as long as humans have formed groups and made decisions together, yet this foundational psychological concept didn’t really get formalized until 1972. A psychologist named]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sagewords/a-few-words-about-groupthink</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sagewords/a-few-words-about-groupthink</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sagewords]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2017 19:26:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9qZuQ32JvF2bs7nHsrS8ULrQU1dke48YT5yuH3VJudAaH7331XYyKWJJx5LatLPpK2ttiGmiTonXNcWhqEx2QMCawoA5Hn6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Defense With Your Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taking a breather from thinking other topics, this is something I wrote recently about personal finance. I should note that it's directed toward Americans. Gaining financial independence won’t happen]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sagewords/on-defense-with-your-money</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sagewords/on-defense-with-your-money</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sagewords]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 04:21:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simple Gratitude Exercise]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wrote down about twenty-five things I’m grateful for earlier today. This exercise is something I think everyone should do periodically. I suppose it may have had something to do with Mother’s Day around]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sagewords/simple-gratitude-exercise</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sagewords/simple-gratitude-exercise</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sagewords]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2017 04:43:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwrAjUMbxju2dJSVAWCRETkC5ZtfeUfMkvMPfjBRaEhEWMShTjHweQdNJfN6Dwcfb1V5NkJVVhFoBGdy2wLNbKw4MRxeSr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stepping Into the Same Culture Twice]]></title><description><![CDATA[You know what an expat is, but have you met a repat? This is what I’ve come to think is a good--and the most obvious--term for people who’ve gone abroad for some length of time and then found it difficult]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sagewords/stepping-into-the-same-culture-twice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sagewords/stepping-into-the-same-culture-twice</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sagewords]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2017 04:42:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jg9v6oRTK4buhzkV1b7iZk6HVDyF51xkzi12TRgFUNwUXpkuWyLiN1z8PnH1EE5HxhVdnfV9Ga7QAAQ1qm4LKUaYHVgUMLewci?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Choosing What's Hard But Worthwhile]]></title><description><![CDATA[Loss aversion is one of the most popular cognitive biases we have. Most people have heard of it, or at least know how it feels to lose something. We humans have this itch in our minds to avoid loss wherever]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sagewords/choosing-what-s-hard-but-worthwhile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sagewords/choosing-what-s-hard-but-worthwhile</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sagewords]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2017 04:55:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8negyTybKBrhKbTJtSZPUR9dbSoFadgfcHN2Jri9yMdwXSDkkGENBbTXVPrHi9wWZa1iRRYUWfRvAo16PP7ohBpGqwC2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making Room for Achieving Flow]]></title><description><![CDATA[We’ve all probably heard of flow. We know that reaching a state of flow is good, making us more likely to do good work or play well in a sporting event. Flow takes us to a deeper place, one from which]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sagewords/making-room-for-achieving-flow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sagewords/making-room-for-achieving-flow</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sagewords]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2017 03:12:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7WcA2WgJFHCNkWHCH7xtdpRfFffYNgAegQ4JjLqupzMGmsKVNWU7VzQajxSPhEwUnkwa6eMucxsTaCdvncBYEcKLena2eNBYQN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do Relationships Have Hype Cycles?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s a concept out there called the hype cycle. It’s a simple yet meaningful idea taken from this graphical image created by the Gartner consulting firm. Its intended purpose is to show the rise of]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sagewords/do-relationships-have-hype-cycles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sagewords/do-relationships-have-hype-cycles</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sagewords]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2017 02:33:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Latest News Won't Help You With Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[To the human mind, there’s nothing better than a goose chase, even a wild one. Novelty thrills us while routine feels stifling, especially for us Millennials. Yet we all know that reacting to the latest]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sagewords/the-latest-news-won-t-help-you-with-money</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sagewords/the-latest-news-won-t-help-you-with-money</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sagewords]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2017 22:48:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwrZUnuweVTSdfBZ96Zv2LwGFLfYRtXTPv2q9WXfQCbDi9Jj9hc4pcEsaNdmZDZEHytEqUirtedrQrTpPhaZXHfQC2Y8ke?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keeping Simple Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mostly, I drink coffee and water. Most of the time, that’s it, usually black coffee the first half of the day and water the second half. 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It’s one of those useful constructs to mentally]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sagewords/explore-first-exploit-later</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sagewords/explore-first-exploit-later</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sagewords]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2017 05:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Progress in the Way of Obstacles]]></title><description><![CDATA[You and I, we have something in common. We both hate to see our time wasted. Neither one of us wants to waste energy by putting lots of effort into something that doesn’t hold water. We want to effective,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sagewords/progress-in-the-way-of-obstacles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sagewords/progress-in-the-way-of-obstacles</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sagewords]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 2017 03:32:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the internet, nobody knows you’re a debtor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here’s a story: Once there was a man who went to websites. He had a habit of putting things in a shopping cart, often dozens and dozens of items. But he would rarely buy anything. Eventually, he would]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sagewords/on-the-internet-nobody-knows-you-re-a-debtor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sagewords/on-the-internet-nobody-knows-you-re-a-debtor</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sagewords]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2017 03:20:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinpwK73KqqnAAH5WZAHoDEecBCXf9Ut2B2MCNMhCKnYUU4F2CM6LbHhqVN8t9z6QWnG7cnMmfWtqZiriPD7bVQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take two servings of learning a week for egocentrism]]></title><description><![CDATA[We humans are self-interested creatures. Our concern is focused on what affects us and we naturally see the world through self-colored lenses. And that’s okay. Actually, it would be almost impossible to]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sagewords/take-two-servings-of-learning-a-week-for-egocentrism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sagewords/take-two-servings-of-learning-a-week-for-egocentrism</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sagewords]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2017 00:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learn from People, See the Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ah, I’ve missed my target! I was aiming for one post a week on a different cognitive bias, since making something routine is how we humans generally do best. Anyway, I’ve been thinking about surrogation.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sagewords/learn-from-people-see-the-future</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sagewords/learn-from-people-see-the-future</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sagewords]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2017 18:32:15 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>