<?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://alpha.ecency.com</link><image><url>https://alpha.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://alpha.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:33:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Spur of the Moment Guide to FACTFULNESS: WEEK 24]]></title><description><![CDATA[p. 132 –136 In yet another size instinct example there’s room for pause on a different issue, perception. On pages 132-133 the author talks about two murders, one barely getting a mention in the media]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-24</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-24</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gmoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2018 17:27:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spur of the Moment Guide to FACTFULNESS: WEEK 23]]></title><description><![CDATA[p. 128 –132 In these pages, Hans Rosling talks about the size instinct. First, here’s some practical advice: “So if you are investing money to improve health on Level 1 or 2, you should put it into primary]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-23</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-23</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gmoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2018 17:57:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spur of the Moment Guide to FACTFULNESS: WEEK 22]]></title><description><![CDATA[p. 123 –128 At the beginning of the fifth chapter, Hans Rosling tells a story from his time as a doctor in Mozambique. By telling that story he illustrates how a person should change their thinking when]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-22</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-22</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gmoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2018 17:00:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spur of the Moment Guide to FACTFULNESS: WEEK 21]]></title><description><![CDATA[p. 118 –123 The final few pages on the topic of the fear instinct focus on terrorism. First, terrorism is an exception to the global trends discussed earlier in the book, which means it has gone up over]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-21</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-21</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gmoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2018 19:21:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spur of the Moment Guide to FACTFULNESS: WEEK 20]]></title><description><![CDATA[p. 114 – 118 Hans Rosling offers even more convincing examples about how the fear instinct has helped humans to progress. Under the ‘Contamination’ header there’s the example about how the environmental]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-20</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-20</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gmoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 19:02:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spur of the Moment Guide to FACTFULNESS: WEEK 19]]></title><description><![CDATA[p. 112 – 114 Continuing on the issue of the fear instinct the author goes on informing us on various topics, highlighting how the fear instinct in humans has positively influenced progress and how it’s]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-19</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-19</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gmoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2018 19:31:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spur of the Moment Guide to FACTFULNESS: WEEK 18]]></title><description><![CDATA[p. 105-111 The author talks about the fear instinct using examples. What do people fear? Getting hurt, losing their freedom or getting infected. All these fears help people living on Level 1 survive. In]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-18</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-18</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gmoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2018 20:18:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ONE DAY 35 - The Finale]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the final episode of the ONE DAY web comic. Many thanks to everyone who voted and commented. It's very much appreciated.]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/one-day-35-the-finale</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/one-day-35-the-finale</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gmoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2018 16:26:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9VYgAsQp8wY6ftKzs3zNVtbv7NbEF9US8z1jSBqaJY9opJgKQeyvwFJ7r2wMMyyyjVGyxvtoa3mLdmg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spur of the Moment Guide to FACTFULNESS: WEEK 17]]></title><description><![CDATA[p. 101-105 In the intro of the fourth chapter, the author shares an interesting and funny personal story. The story is also a good way to introduce us to the idea of the fear instinct. As a personal side]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-17</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-17</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gmoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2018 19:45:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ONE DAY 34 - Fed Up]]></title><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/one-day-34-fed-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/one-day-34-fed-up</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gmoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2018 15:11:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WbaYiLMXUb6A4n7HrT7h58FY7ibCMSUE2718EeAFjhr4cK7QBtNqt6pvAtMYvfP42WputckY7g8rcE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spur of the Moment Guide to FACTFULNESS: WEEK 16]]></title><description><![CDATA[p. 92-100 This chunk of information ends the chapter on the straight line instinct. The author covers all types of curves a trend might follow. The instinct is to assume a straight line just like most]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-16</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-16</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gmoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2018 19:09:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ONE DAY 33 - Talking in Circles]]></title><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/one-day-33-talking-in-circles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/one-day-33-talking-in-circles</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gmoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2018 16:51:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9ULhJDq4sPQ5x3WLsX9cdz4DD5oUnEepsc6v6FvmBUJNTJV9oUYrHmN74hAkqXWnc6Yt8u6yxoXXfzN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spur of the Moment Guide to FACTFULNESS: WEEK 15]]></title><description><![CDATA[p. 89-92 There’s some more interesting stuff on population growth in the next few pages from where the Week 14 post left off, but I’ll mention the most important takeaway because it’s worth it even if]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-15</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-15</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gmoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2018 20:09:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ONE DAY 32 - The System]]></title><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/one-day-32-the-system</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/one-day-32-the-system</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gmoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2018 04:36:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9ULn8e5xSvKnMSWuKiHWaYtYF3b8bYnRq7gBH58BvSPtuyAmaWtneGf9boNinS2EjNbWJzX8Yd6EcQn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spur of the Moment Guide to FACTFULNESS: WEEK 14]]></title><description><![CDATA[p. 75-88 The topic of these pages is population growth. There's a nice explanation about the topic if you have no idea what’s expected to happen in the coming 80 years or so. There’s so much information]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-14</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-14</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gmoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2018 19:50:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ONE DAY 31 - Turtles and Busses]]></title><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/one-day-31-turtles-and-busses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/one-day-31-turtles-and-busses</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gmoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 15:19:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UUJdK4YbqWnejULgYo9XU991iDpGZAq14Fj7QT5BpqPCiTzVZCVJCh18huBgWqrA9Cxs4uvXVYN3LS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spur of the Moment Guide to FACTFULNESS: WEEK 13]]></title><description><![CDATA[p. 72-74 On pages 72 and 73 the author talks about his personal experience and how his family and society helped him. It’s interesting reading about this, but I imagine an American’s thoughts when reading]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-13</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-13</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gmoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2018 19:20:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ONE DAY 30 - Doing Some Research]]></title><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/one-day-30-doing-some-research</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/one-day-30-doing-some-research</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gmoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2018 15:43:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt1Vz4f2aZEDfVKSXFQ8Vno9croGoardtr3WVvHEd889FxPRvsit2tu6vfnuXe74tFfPEnNs13vBj6cxmTwL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spur of the Moment Guide to FACTFULNESS: WEEK 12]]></title><description><![CDATA[p. 70-72 In how to control the negativity instinct, which is covered in these pages, the author provides a helpful solution to all those ‘buts’ in the previous posts. The main point is that perhaps it’s]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-12</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/spur-of-the-moment-guide-to-factfulness-week-12</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gmoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2018 19:18:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ONE DAY 29 - Playtime]]></title><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/one-day-29-playtime</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@gmoss/one-day-29-playtime</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gmoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 19:37:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt52TjqVgf3kTfZ8kJVyyvxGA3ACPsT1Xw1hvNJK2zTNgdNF4J1c9sKYWPpMjsDWSrZCDYTwy4uP5w9vgUpE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>