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        <title><![CDATA[Between Drafts: The Podcast for Writers and Aspiring Authors]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Mine and Nathan Baugh's new podcast about writing, publishing, book marketing, and making it as an author.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Build Your Own Software with AI (No Experience Necessary)]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[By popular demand, I'm running a course to teach you how to build your own software using AI.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Quarterly Author Update: January 2025]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Book sales, Husk update, and a new podcast]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Best Books I Read in 2024]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[I haven’t done one of these lists in a couple years (which I regret) but I’m excited to share my favorite books I read this year.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why (And How) I'm Self-Publishing My Novel]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[I'm self-publishing my sci-fi novel, Husk. Here's why and how I'm doing it.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Crypto Mania Has Begun. How to Profit & Understand What's Happening]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[If you missed out last time, this is your opportunity]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Don't Work Faster. Transition Faster.]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[A secret to creative output from endurance sports]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Quarterly Author Update: October 2024]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Book sales, next projects, and a blog update]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Avoiding the Prep Trap: A Key to Rapid Learning]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[And why so much "rapid learning" is bullshit]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[7 Things I Learned Drafting a Novel in 26 Days]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[85,000 words and many caffeinated drinks later]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[30-Day First Draft: Week 2.5 Report & Lessons]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[70,117 Words Later]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[30-Day First Draft: Week 1 Report & Lessons]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[29,588 Words Later]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The 30-Day First Draft Challenge]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Can I Finish a Novel First Draft in a Month?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Most Useful Feedback Hurts]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Plus a sci-fi novel update]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Slow Habits]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Change without Force]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Be (Reasonably) Hard on Yourself]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The mantra]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[TODAY'S THE DAY!]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[This book is not what you think]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How I Made And Lost Millions in Crypto]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The wild behind-the-scenes story]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Scariest Day of My Life]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[What the hell am I supposed to do? ]]></description>
        <category>crypto confidential</category><category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[My Masterclass on Better Storytelling]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[2 Years in 2 Hours]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[10 Things I Learned Losing 10 Million Dollars ]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[How to Stay Sane in a Mania]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[On Writing Better: 43 Things I Learned from My Insane 2 Years of Study]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[You'll wanna save this one]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Secret to Learning]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[We've Been Doing it Wrong]]></description>
        <category>learning</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How We Designed a FUN Nonfiction Book Cover]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Every step and cover along the way]]></description>
        <category>crypto confidential</category><category>author biz</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Crypto Confidential Pre-Order Bonuses!]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Live Hangs, Early Chapters, Cut Material, and more…]]></description>
        <category>crypto confidential</category><category>author biz</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Traditional Publishing is Great, Actually]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Don't be deceived like I was...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Window of Opportunity is Here]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Don't get stuck in neutral]]></description>
        <category>ai</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[This Moment is Your Life]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[How to not waste it]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[A Map is Not a Blueprint: Why Fixing Nature Fails]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Ozempic, Fertilizer, Lobotomies, and the dangers of hubris]]></description>
        <category>philosophy</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Announcing my Book: Crypto Confidential! ]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Now available for preorder everywhere]]></description>
        <category>crypto confidential</category><category>author biz</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Softening Our Inner Critic]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Find nourishment in the weeds]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category><category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Make the Commitment You're Afraid to Make]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The cost of looking for new mountains]]></description>
        <category>philosophy</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How I Finally Found the Magic of Meditation]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[You're Approaching it Backwards]]></description>
        <category>meditation</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Do You Want a Happy Life or a Memorable Life?]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The Mindfulness Happiness Conflict]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Getting Too Good at the Wrong Thing]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The siren song of subs]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Insecurity Screams, Confidence Whispers]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[“What am I trying to convince myself of?” ]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[It's Still a Long Game]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Don't get fooled by the lucky few]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[You Can Handle Much More Than You Think]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Big changes take time]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Proof You Can Do Hard Things]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[An Essential Piece to Your Life Resume]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[You Have No Idea How Much Better You Can Feel]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Shake the snow globe]]></description>
        <category>life</category><category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Get Over the Fear of Creating Things]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[One answer, and 5 tricks to help]]></description>
        <category>entrepreneurship</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[40 Lessons from 30 Years]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Why keep it to 30]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Bad Goal of $5m by 30]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[And perhaps a better framing]]></description>
        <category>life</category><category>finance</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[I'm Writing a Book!]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/book-update-1</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Book Update 1]]></description>
        <category>author biz</category><category>crypto confidential</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Great Writing is Invisible]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Helping the hallucination]]></description>
        <category>writing</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Using ChatGPT as a Writing Coach]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[How to improve instead of atrophy]]></description>
        <category>writing</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Maybe Your Sleep Tracking is Killing You?]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The Lure of the Measurable]]></description>
        <category>health</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Kickstarting TikTok: 55,500 Followers & 7m views in 6 Weeks]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[No hired help, no gimmicks, no fancy gear. Just vibes.]]></description>
        <category>marketing</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Cope as an Essential Life Skill]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Go Fox Go]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Make Big Money Mistakes Early]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[It's just a cafe, how hard can it be?]]></description>
        <category>entrepreneurship</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sapiens is Good You Silly Status Monkeys]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[No banana for you! ]]></description>
        <category>books</category><category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Permission to Slow Down]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In... Out...]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category><category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Best Things I Read in 2022]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Plus: the best of the blog, your recommendations, and a vacation announcement]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Childlike Love of Challenge]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[How fast can you run?]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[You're Not Struggling Alone]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[If you're worried you don't have to worry]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[De-Atomization is the Secret to Happiness]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[It may be that simple]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Art of Fermenting Great Ideas]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[And pickling jalapeños]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[What AI Can't Write]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Can you?]]></description>
        <category>writing</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Road to Helldorado]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[It's paved with good marketing]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[What Would Happen to You in a Book?]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Sometimes it's so obvious]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Known Costs, Unknowable Benefits]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/known-costs-unknowable-benefits</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The best parts of life are hidden]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Eternal Problems of the Human Mind]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/eternal-problems</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[You're not special, but you're also not alone]]></description>
        <category>philosophy</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why Bitcoin Lightning is So Exciting]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/bitcoin-lightning</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Instant Free Payments for Everyone]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Four Great Decisions per Year]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/four-great-decisions-per-year</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Spontaneous, not Forced]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Merge is Done! Now What?]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Explaining the Surge, Verge, Purge, and Splurge]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Get Insanely Rich in the Creator Economy]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/get-rich-creator-economy</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The Ultimate Step-by-Step Comprehensive Guide [Updated for 2022]]]></description>
        <category>entrepreneurship</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Work Life Balance is Impossible]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/work-life-balance</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The nobler goal of life bucket integration]]></description>
        <category>life</category><category>work</category><category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[We're Much Weaker than We Think]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[How many beaver pelts can you carry?]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why the Ethereum Merge is a Big Deal]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/merge</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Reasons to be hyped, and reasons to be concerned]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Paddling Through the Wilderness]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/bwca</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[A day in the Boundary Waters of Northern Minnesota]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Raising Your Ceiling]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/ceiling</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Lion optional]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Perfect Work Routine]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/perfect-work-routine</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[It's in here I promise]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Breaking Up with Productivity Advice]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/tool-before-craft</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Don't Put the Tool Before the Craft]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Does Crypto Have Any Good Use Cases?]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/use-cases</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Besides making VCs richer, of course]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Choose Your Table Wisely]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/table-selection</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[A subtle constraint on work & life]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[When the Money's Just Too Damn Good]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/money-too-good</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Be careful how you pay the bills]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Potential Future Crypto Hype Cycles]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/future-hype-cycles</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Some thoughts on what's next, based on hints from this cycle]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Understanding and Profiting from Crypto Hype Cycles]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/hype-cycles</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[History doesn't repeat, but it does rhyme]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Praise of Giving Up]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/giving-up</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The subtle magic of divergence]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[What I'm Holding Through the Bear Market]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/what-im-holding-through-the-bear</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Set it and forget it]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Great Books Project]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/great-books</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Join me for this 5-year journey]]></description>
        <category>books</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Most Afraid to Fail]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/afraid-to-fail</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/afraid-to-fail</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Leaning in to fear]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Good Crypto Investing Decisions ('20-'22)]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/good-crypto-investing-decisions-20</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[It wasn't all bad]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Book Review: The Odyssey]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/book-review-the-odyssey</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Major themes, lessons, and little parts I liked. Poor Argus. ]]></description>
        <category>books</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Locus of Entertainment]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/the-locus-of-entertainment</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Or why I might give my daughter an iPad]]></description>
        <category></category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Book Review: The Iliad]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/book-review-the-iliad</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/book-review-the-iliad</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Learning from the Wrath of Achilles]]></description>
        <category>books</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[My Crypto Investing Mistakes and Lessons ('20-'22)]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/mistakes-lessons</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Surely my decision making will be perfect next time]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Philosophy, Not Science]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/philosophy-not-science</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[For matters of the mind]]></description>
        <category>philosophy</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Rats, Levers, and Parks: Designing Better Choices]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/rats-levers-parks</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/rats-levers-parks</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Why behavior change can fail]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Earn Passive Income in DeFi]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/passive-income-crypto</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Crypto is one big free money machine, right?]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[What if You Have it Backwards?]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/what-if-you-have-it-backwards</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/what-if-you-have-it-backwards</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[When intuition fails]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Is it a Ponzi?]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/ponzi</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[A framework for evaluating crypto projects]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Democratic Authority]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/democratic-authority</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Who elected these guys anyway?]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[One vs. Two Token Models in Crypto Gaming]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/one-vs-two-tokens</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[And a potential new model unifying the two]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Leaving the Church of Science]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/church-of-science</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[“And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” - John 8:32]]></description>
        <category>philosophy</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[My Crypto Unicorns Strategy]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/crypto-unicorns-strategy</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Crypto Unicorns: How to Play & Crypto Analysis]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/crypto-unicorns</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Farming, Crafting, Gathering, Breeding... and even Pooping]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Addicted to Speed]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/addicted-to-speed</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA["Nature does not hurry, but everything is accomplished." - Lao Tzu]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Embracing Time Against Anxiety]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/embracing-time</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[And stumbling on immortality]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Welcome to Infinite Play]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/welcome</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[So long Monday Medley]]></description>
        <category>meta</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Crypto Gaming is Broken. How Do We Fix It?]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/fix-crypto-gaming</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Maybe games shouldn't cost $1,000 to play]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Can Sunflower Land Build Crypto FarmVille?]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/sunflower-land</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Old Macdonald had a private key]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Lazy Farming the Potential Optimism Airdrop]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/optimism-airdrop</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[[Quick post] Spending a few minutes for potential free money]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tokenomics 104: How to Launch a Token (Tactics, Questions, Wen, etc)]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/tokenomics-104-launch</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[For evaluating new projects or starting your own]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[My STEPN Investing & Playing Strategy]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/stepn-strategy</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Will STEPN Bring Crypto to the Masses?]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/stepn</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[How I made $357 today on walks with my family]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tokenomics 103: Evaluating Token Utility]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/tokenomics-103-utility</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Worthless governance token? Or cash flowing powerhouse?]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[When to Sell: Creating Rules for Taking Profits]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/take-profit</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[I suppose we should be responsible sometimes...]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category><category>finance</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Best Ways to Earn Yield on Your ETH]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/eth-yield</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Staking, farming, LPs, understanding risk, and what I'm doing]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How I'm Earning Yield on My ETH]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/my-eth-yield</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[My current ETH farming strategies (March 2022)]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[From PFPs to VIDs: The Next Step in NFT Identities]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/virtual-identity-anata</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[How Anata is Pushing Virtual Identities Forward]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Lessons from Year 29]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/29</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[My annual birthday reflection, with some lessons learned from the last year.]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Farm Stablecoins]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/farm-stablecoins</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Maximizing Yield, Managing Risk, and Consistently Finding the Best Opportunities]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[My Stablecoin Farming Strategy]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/my-stablecoin-strategy</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/my-stablecoin-strategy</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Putting my money where my mouth is]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tokenomics 102: Digging Deeper on Supply]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/tokenomics-102-supply</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Emissions, Vesting, Market Cap, Fully Diluted Value, and More]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How JonesDAO Puts Options Trading on Autopilot]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/jonesdao</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[JonesDAO and the Temple of Dopex]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How Dopex is Bringing Options Trading On-Chain]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/dopex</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/dopex</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[So dope, you'll need to light some incense]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[First Looks: New Protocol I'm Watching]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/first-look-2-18</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[A promising new DeFi app that launched in the last few weeks]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Field Guide to the Curve Wars: DeFi’s Fight for Liquidity]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/curve-wars</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/curve-wars</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Curve, Convex, Llamas, Butterflies, Token Reactors, and a Big Bag of Stablecoins ]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[2021 Year in Review]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/2021-year-in-review</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Goodness, what a year.]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Mind-Bending Magic of Self-Paying Loans - DeFriday #4]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/alchemix-self-paying-loans</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[How Alchemix changes the wealth building game]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Antifragile Finance: How Hacks Make DeFi Stronger - DeFriday #9]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/antifragile-finance-hacks</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[We're all in this together.]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Building Sustainable Web3 Games with Owned Liquidity & Tokenized Assets]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/building-sustainable-web3-games</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/building-sustainable-web3-games</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Play and Earn. Not Breed to Earn.]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Decentralized Exchanges: Why Crypto’s First Killer Apps are So Powerful - DeFriday #12]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/decentralized-exchanges</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/decentralized-exchanges</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Look at me. I'm the bank now.]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[150% APR? How Are DeFi Yields So High? - DeFriday #6]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/defi-yields</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[EIP-1559: Can Ethereum Replace Bitcoin as Digital Gold? - DeFriday #7]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/eip-1559-ethereum-bitcoin</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Is 1559 all hype? Or will it send Ethereum to the moon?]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Melting Iron: How to Lose $2b in One Day - DeFriday #5]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/iron-titan-crash</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The spectacular rise and fall of TITAN, IRON, and Mark Cuban]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Goodbye Gas Fees: Hello Layer 2 Living - DeFriday #18]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/layer-2</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[It's like driving a Prius but cooler]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Living Tax-Free off Magical Internet Money - DeFriday #14]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/magical-internet-money</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Swish and Flick]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[I Was Wrong About Olympus - DeFriday #15]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/olympus-dao</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[But I will find my way, if I can be strong]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Proof of Green: How Ethereum 2.0 Solves Crypto’s Energy Concerns - DeFriday #8]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/proof-of-stake-ethereum</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/proof-of-stake-ethereum</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Stake? I thought you said Steak!]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Regulate Who? The Weird Legal World of DeFi - DeFriday #11]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/regulate-defi</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Did this Unicorn take your money?]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Solana’s Fast & Cheap Answer to Ethereum’s Gas Wars - DeFriday #13]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/solana-defi</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/solana-defi</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[What is this? A gas fee for ANTS?]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How Tokemak Automates Low- Risk Yield Farming - DeFriday #16]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/tokemak-defriday</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Tokemechs, roll out!]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tokenomics 101: The Basics of Evaluating Cryptocurrencies - DeFriday #19]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/tokenomics-101</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Supply, Demand, and Memes. Lots of Memes.]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Can Ethereum Be Ultra- Sound Money? - DeFriday #10]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/ultra-sound-money</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/ultra-sound-money</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Or is it all ultra-hopium?]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Yield DAOs: Leveraging Web3 for Better Offline Living]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/yield-daos</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/yield-daos</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Free meat and coffee from your university endaoment]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Asset Allocation Autopilot: Earning 15%+ APYs in DeFi]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/automatic-savings-optimization</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/automatic-savings-optimization</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Why hunt for the best rates when software can do it for you?]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Creating a High Yield “Savings Account” with Crypto & DeFi]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/creating-a-high-yield-savings-account</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/creating-a-high-yield-savings-account</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[You've bought some Bitcoin. What's next?]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[DeFriday #1: May Market Meltdown Madness]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/defriday-1-may-market-meltdown</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/defriday-1-may-market-meltdown</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[DeFi just saw its first huge market crash. How'd it hold up?]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[DeFriday 2: Polygon’s Surge & Ethereum’s Future]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/defriday-2-polygons-surge-ethereums-future</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/defriday-2-polygons-surge-ethereums-future</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Plus: Interest-Earning Lottery Tickets and Crypto Sharks]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[DeFriday #3: How Arbitrum Solves Ethereum’s Scaling Challenges]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/defriday-3</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/defriday-3</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Plus: Convex's insane growth, Elon's long game, DOGE, and Esports]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Life-Changing Magic of High-Speed Career Sampling]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/career-sampling</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/career-sampling</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[... then I did a bunch of mushrooms and realized the whole thing was super inauthentic so I quit. ]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Learn Solidity Programming (the Fun Way)]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/learn-solidity</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/learn-solidity</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[I'm still only a few months along but people keep asking me this and there aren't many articles so here we are!]]></description>
        <category>programming</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[What to Drink Instead of Oatly: Healthy Alternatives]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/oatly-healthy-alternatives</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/oatly-healthy-alternatives</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Is putting Oatly in your coffee every day, or drinking it straight, a good idea? Definitely not. So here are some healthier alternatives.]]></description>
        <category>health</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Schrödinger Claims]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/schrodinger-claims</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[A Schrödinger Claim is a statement that could be true, or false, depending on "what's in the box."]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Founder Trap]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/founder-trap</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/founder-trap</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[What happens when the wrong thing works?]]></description>
        <category>entrepreneurship</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why NFTs are Valuable]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/nft-value</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/nft-value</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[There has never been something so valuable that’s so utterly useless.]]></description>
        <category>crypto</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Lessons From Year 28]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/28</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[What an odd time of year to have a birthday.]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Money Pile: When should you take money off the table?]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/money-pile</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/money-pile</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Accidentally predicting the (most recent) Bitcoin peak.]]></description>
        <category>finance</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tie Your Camels]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/tie-your-camels</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/tie-your-camels</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[If COVID wasn’t enough of a wakeup call that bad things can suddenly happen that we’re not prepared for, the Texas meltdown should absolutely be.]]></description>
        <category>prepping</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Seek Buyers, not Followers]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/buyers-not-followers</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/buyers-not-followers</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Newcomers to social media and influencer marketing naively assume that if they can build a big following, those followers will buy from them. But that's not always the case.]]></description>
        <category>marketing</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Be Yourself, Not a Niche]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/be-yourself</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/be-yourself</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Try to be a legitimately interesting person with all the varied things you find fascinating, and don't worry if it takes longer than the growth you see from others.]]></description>
        <category>marketing</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[My Goals and Guidelines for 2021]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/2021-goals-guidelines</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Everything I hope to do and stay aligned on throughout this year, with monthly updates along the way.]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Intentional Laptoping]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/intentional-laptoping</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/intentional-laptoping</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Health, happiness, connection, community, the most important things in life do not happen behind a laptop. ]]></description>
        <category>happiness</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[My 2020 Review, Reflection, and Key Lessons]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/2020-review</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/2020-review</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[By far the most extensive, and most useful, annual review I've ever done. ]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Not a Full-Time Creator]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/not-creator</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Once your art becomes a business, it stops being as artful.]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[My Last Day at Growth Machine]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/last-day</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/last-day</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Coming into 2020, I had a goal: turn Growth Machine into an actual business that could grow and thrive without me.]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Personal Leverage: How to Truly 10x Your Productivity]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/personal-leverage</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/personal-leverage</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Keep going until you're left with the few core things you need to, and want to, be doing.]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Problem with Retirement Funds]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/retirement-funds</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Why get rich slowly?]]></description>
        <category>finance</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[I'm a Stupid Monkey and You Are Too]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Instead of relying on Willpower, or even Habits, I use the Stupid Monkey model: how do you get a stupid monkey to not do something it really wants to do?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Train a Dog (or Human)]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/training-dogs-and-humans</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:09:53 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[We can apply all of the same principles to changing the behavior of people around us, and we’re already doing much of it whether we know it or not.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[My First Elk Hunt]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In the fall of 2020 I went on my first elk hunt. Here's how it went, and what I learned from it. ]]></description>
        <category>hunting</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How I Spend 5 Minutes Per Day on Email]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/how-i-spend-5-minutes-per-day-on-email</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[I don't "do" email anymore.]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Announcement: I'm Also Posting on Everything!]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/everything</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[If you're not familiar with Everything, it is the future of online publications.]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Mental Model Behind Every High-Performer I Know]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/systems-mindset</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[What makes the systems mindset so powerful, how we can use it to be more effective in our personal and professional lives, plus some common challenges with using it and how to overcome them.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The 75% Rule for Lifestyle Creep & Early Retirement]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/75-percent-rule</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Following the 75% rule can ensure you’re always getting closer to early retirement as your salary increases. ]]></description>
        <category>finance</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Eat Meat While Caring About the Environment]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/meat-environment</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Industrial meat production is causing significant harm to the environment. There's no denying that. But you can support and protect the environment with a few small tweaks to how you eat meat.]]></description>
        <category>health</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Make Podcast Listening Productive with Audio Highlighting]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/podcast-highlighting-airr-readwise</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[How to remember more of what you hear with audio highlights that automatically export into your note taking app of choice. ]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[30 Year Thinking]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/30-years</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[What do you want to be doing in 30 years? And is that reflected in how you spend your time?]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Start a Blog that Changes Your Life]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/start-a-blog</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[I can’t guarantee following what worked for me will get you to the same place. But I can guarantee it will get you somewhere you never expected.]]></description>
        <category>entrepreneurship</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Improving Idea Flow]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/improving-idea-flow</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Having an opinion should require seriously thinking about something. Not just repeating someone else's opinion.]]></description>
        <category>learning</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[College After COVID: How to Get The Best of Both Worlds]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/college-after-covid</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[No one will pay $50,000 a year to watch Zoom lectures. For all the bad it has done, hopefully COVID-19 is the shock to the system the university system needs.]]></description>
        <category>education</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Old Business, New Tricks]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/old-business-new-tricks</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[If you can come up with a clever tweak to make customers happier or more successful, you could have a huge business on your hands. ]]></description>
        <category>entrepreneurship</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[5 Lessons from Year 27]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/27</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Today's my 27th birthday! Here's a few things I learned this past year. ]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Take Smart Notes: A Step-by-Step Guide]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/smart-notes</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[My guide on how you can use the "smart notes" or "zettlekasten" method to get more out of every book you read, and turn that knowledge into your own creative works. ]]></description>
        <category>learning</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Money or Wealth]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/money-or-wealth</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[You can have work that is high in wealth creation or work that is high in income generation, and typically they’re different kinds of work, but both are worth having. ]]></description>
        <category>finance</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Making Money, Making Happiness]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/making-money-making-happiness</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Having money is unlikely to make you happy. But earning money can make you very happy. Depending on how you get it. ]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Roam: Why I Love It and How I Use It]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/roam</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Roam has a learning curve, but after a few weeks of playing with it I already love it much more than Evernote and Notion. Here's why, and how I'm using it.]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Best Things I Read in 2020]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/best-reads-2020</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The 40+ best articles I read last year, plus a few favorite books and the best things I wrote. ]]></description>
        <category>learning</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Procrustean Bed of Productivity]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/procrustean-bed-productivity</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[If you can set annual goals and hit them on the expected timeline, you’re not thinking big enough or you work in a factory. ]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Beyond Happy Hour]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/beyond-happy-hour</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Because happy hour is such an easy default, replacing it takes effort, but I’ve found some good ways to introduce more sober social activities into your schedule. ]]></description>
        <category>social</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Use Notion to Set, Track, and Hit Your Goals]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/notion-goals-productivity</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[To show you just how powerful of a tool Notion can be, here’s my entire system for tracking my annual goals down to my daily focuses, how it interfaces with my other tools, and how you can use it to get more done yourself.]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Cup & Leaf Cafe pt. 3: Getting Our Permits]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/cup-leaf-cafe-3</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[After 4 months of going back and forth with the city, we finally have all the permits we need to start work on the Cup & Leaf cafe! Here's everything that went into the permitting process, and the bumps we hit along the way. ]]></description>
        <category>cafe</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Make Passive Income]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/passive-income</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Forget the hacks. This is the step-by-step guide you need to make thousands of dollars of passive income per month.]]></description>
        <category>entrepreneurship</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[6 Lessons from Year 26]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/26</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Since it's my 26th birthday, here are a few things I've thought about this year and hopefully started to learn. ]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Cup & Leaf Cafe pt. 2: Finding and Leasing a Commercial Space]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/cup-leaf-cafe-2</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In part two of the Cup & Leaf cafe series, I explain how we found and signed on a commercial space for creating the cafe.]]></description>
        <category>cafe</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The 6 Best Cheap Project Ideas for Learning Marketing]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/learn-marketing-projects</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/learn-marketing-projects</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[If you're just starting out, projects are absolutely essential to learning marketing and becoming competent enough to get hired. Here are some ideas for things you can work on to learn marketing.]]></description>
        <category>marketing</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Cup & Leaf Cafe pt. 1: Why Would We Open a Cafe?]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/cup-leaf-cafe-1</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[We've officially signed the lease and started work on the Cup & Leaf cafe in Austin Texas. Here's what led to the decision to start it, and why it makes more sense than you might think.]]></description>
        <category>cafe</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Increasing the Difficulty]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/increasing-the-difficulty</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/increasing-the-difficulty</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[How can I make this more challenging... in a way that won't destroy me?]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[No, You Don't Need a Budget]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/no-you-dont-need-a-budget</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/no-you-dont-need-a-budget</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[It's the slowest, least interesting, and most limited way to achieve its goal.]]></description>
        <category>finance</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Set, Track, and Reach Your Goals Using Airtable]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/airtable-goals</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/airtable-goals</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[My system for taking big target goals and breaking them down into the simple steps you can take each day to reach them. ]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Start a Podcast in 2019: 8 Steps from Idea to Launch]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/start-a-podcast</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Now that I’ve gone through it twice, I’ve figured out a step-by-step method you can follow to easily start, record, edit, and publish your own podcast.]]></description>
        <category>entrepreneurship</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[An Easy, Fast, Personal CRM for Making and Maintaining Friendships]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/personal-crm</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/personal-crm</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[It's hard to meet new people and keep in touch with them after college. This is the system I'm using to remember who I'm meeting, what they're interested in, where they live, and to stay in touch with them.]]></description>
        <category>social</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Best Books and Articles I Read in 2018]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/best-books-articles-2018</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[A collection of the most interesting books and articles I read throughout 2018, to give you some ideas for the holidays or 2019.]]></description>
        <category>books</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Systems Without Goals is a Path to Mediocrity]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/systems-without-goals</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The idea we should dispense with goals and focus on systems has taken the productivity-sphere by storm, but it's a terrible strategy for accomplishing anything interesting.]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Maybe You Should Go Hunting]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/hunting</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[If you care about buying free range, ethically sourced meat, a hunted animal is as free range and ethically sourced as it gets.]]></description>
        <category>hunting</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Raise $25,000 in One Day Without Investors]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/raise-money</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/raise-money</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[For my first company, I raised $25,000 from investors after spending months courting and pitching them. Now, I realize there's a faster, much better way to do it. ]]></description>
        <category>entrepreneurship</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Play Liar's Poker (The Card Game)]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/liars-poker</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Liar’s Poker is a card game based on probability, memory, and deception. It can be played with 2 or more people, with 8 being a good maximum. 4-6 is ideal, in which case a game typically lasts 20-45 minutes.]]></description>
        <category>fun</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Growing Growth Machine: How We Went from 0 to  $100k MRR in One Year]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/growth-machine-year-one</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/growth-machine-year-one</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[How we grew our content marketing agency from zero to $100k MRR in one year, where we're going from here, and some advice for other agency or service business owners. ]]></description>
        <category>entrepreneurship</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Two Years with No Shampoo: My Results, and How to Quit it Yourself]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/quit-shampoo</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[I stopped using shampoo (and conditioner) two years ago. Here's what happened, what I've seen change in my hair, and how you can quit shampoo yourself. ]]></description>
        <category>health</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Webflow vs. WordPress: Why I Moved My Site to Webflow]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/webflow-vs-wordpress</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/webflow-vs-wordpress</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[I’ve been using WordPress for 4 years, but now I’ve moved this site, and am moving my other sites, exclusively to Webflow. Here’s why.]]></description>
        <category>writing</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Be Really, Really, Ridiculously Productive]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/productive</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[A complete system you can use to be crazy productive, including everything from macro-level goal setting level down to the daily habits to keep you on track.]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Need for Social Disobedience]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/social-disobedience</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[For every person so intolerant of other views that they block you on Facebook, there are two or more others who will think “finally someone said something.]]></description>
        <category>social</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[16 Popular Psychology Myths You Probably Still Believe]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/psychology-myths</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[With fewer than half of major psychology studies failing reproduction, it's not crazy to assume a new psych study is more likely to be false than true. ]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Start an Ecommerce Business in 3 Weeks: Launching Cup & Leaf]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/start-ecommerce-business</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Including finding a supplier, setting up the online store, packaging and preparing the initial products, designing the blog to drive sales, and launching!]]></description>
        <category>entrepreneurship</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[My Delicious Bulletproof Tea Recipe for Fat Loss, Ketosis, and Energy]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/bulletproof-tea-recipe</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/bulletproof-tea-recipe</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The easy step by step recipe guide to make delicious bulletproof tea to perk you up in the morning, support ketosis, and prevent you from getting the dreaded caffeine crash.]]></description>
        <category>health</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Yes, You Should Delete Facebook. Here's Why.]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/delete-facebook</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Quitting Facebook does actually matter. It sends the message that companies can’t, and shouldn’t, try to have that much power over our lives. If Facebook thinks they can keep focusing on addiction, ad revenue, and data collection with no consequences, they’ll keep doing it.]]></description>
        <category>social</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[21 Tactics to Help You Become a Better Writer]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[While I still feel unqualified to tell you how to write better, I decided it could be helpful if I shared the advice that’s helped me improve.]]></description>
        <category>writing</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[6 Lessons from Year 25]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Today is my 25th birthday, so I thought it would be fun to reflect on a few lessons I’ve (hopefully) learned this year. A “year-in-review” post with less of the “look how much money I made.”]]></description>
        <category>life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Make Your Own Delicious Kombucha in 7 Days]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/make-kombucha</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Whether you’ve had kombucha before, or you’re curious about trying it for the first time, this guide will take you from 0 to delicious kombucha in a week.]]></description>
        <category>health</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Forget Commitment: Invest in Something]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/invest-in-something</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[If you grew up in rural North Dakota with a dozen mates your age, and no intentions of leaving the lovely Billings County, you’d feel perfectly comfortable getting married in your early 20s.]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Easy Keto: How to Sustain a Ketogenic Diet with 5 Simple Rules]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/easy-keto</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Follow these five rules, and you should have no problem getting into and staying into ketosis. The first week might be a little rough, but after that you’ll find it’s a surprisingly easy diet to live on.]]></description>
        <category>health</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Level 3 Thinking: A Unified Theory of Self-Improvement]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/level-3-thinking</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[A model for how to improve our thinking. For how to be a little less dumb, naive, or mistaken. How to broaden our perspectives, learn more effectively, and accelerate personal development.]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The 12 Best Books I Read in 2017]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[This year I read 60-65 books. You can find get my notes from all of them, and these were my favorite 12 that I’d highly recommend anyone read next year.]]></description>
        <category>books</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[A Simple Exercise to Discover What Skills You Should Learn]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/what-you-should-learn</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[You can use the Internet to teach yourself anything. This exercise will help you figure out exactly what skill, or skills, you should focus on.]]></description>
        <category>learning</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Cultivating High-Quality Inputs for High-Quality Outputs]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/high-quality-inputs</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Unless we want to become info-obese, unable to resist the tasty clickbait in front of us, we’ll need to fight our evolutionary tendencies.]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The 18 Best Books for College Students to Read Before Graduating]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/best-books-college-students</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[These are the must-read books for college students, high school students, and any young adult trying to take more control of their life.]]></description>
        <category>books</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Be More Productive with a Daily System for High Output]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/productivity-daily-system</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[This systems makes productivity effortless. It minimizes the amount of self-control you need to do your best work. It makes productivity a habit.]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Goal Setting Template for a High-Output Life]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/goal-setting</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[What we need is a reliable system for clarifying big life goals, and then breaking them down into manageable pieces. A template for maintaining high output.]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Easily Last 20 Minutes or Longer in Bed]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/last-longer-in-bed</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The exact exercises, tactics and techniques you can use to train yourself to last 20 minutes or longer in bed naturally, in just a few minutes a day.]]></description>
        <category>sex</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Self-Education: Teach Yourself Anything with the Sandbox Method]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/self-education</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[A perpetual cycle of constant learning and improvement, where you never have to stop improving your abilities or stagnate at a learning plateau.]]></description>
        <category>learning</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Break Through Any Learning Plateau and Never Stop Growing]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/learning-plateau</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Any time not spent improving the weakest part of your skill is a waste. When you see you’re stuck, start improving the weakest part of your skillset.]]></description>
        <category>learning</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Motivation Machine: How to Get & Stay Motivated for Any Goal]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/motivation</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[What I designed is a motivation machine, a reliable system you can use where any goal you desire will be started and completed.]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Article MVP: How to Test Business Ideas Fast, Free, and Solo]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/article-mvp</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In a world of infinite opportunities, one great business challenge is picking which opportunities to go after.]]></description>
        <category>entrepreneurship</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Negative Exercise Might be Killing You]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/negative-exercise</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Negative exercise can explain why some people manage to gain weight, or at least not lose much weight when starting an exercise routine.]]></description>
        <category>health</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Free Yourself from Facebook (While Keeping Messenger)]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/facebook-freedom</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[At one point, Facebook was fun and exciting to use, but for many, it’s now somewhere between a compelled membership and a guilty addiction.]]></description>
        <category>social</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Destructive Switch from Search to Social]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/search-to-social</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[When your life can be spent partying for free on the Las Vegas strip, it’s hard to choose to go to the library instead.]]></description>
        <category>social</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[I Consumed Nothing but Water for 5 Days. Here's Why, What Happened, and Why it Was Awesome.]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/5-day-water-fast-health-benefits</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[For 120 hours, I didn't have a single calorie of food. I lost weight, cleaned out my system, and felt awesome. Here's why.]]></description>
        <category>health</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Spotlight Effect: Why No One Cares About That Thing You Did]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/spotlight-effect</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, most people spend their days obsessed with what other people are thinking about them, never realizing that no one is thinking about them.]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Best Articles to Learn about Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Cryptocurrency]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/bitcoin-crypto-reading-list</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Trying to learn more about cryptocurrencies and the blockchain but not sure where to start? Here's a great collection of articles and white papers to guide you.]]></description>
        <category>finance</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Move to a New City]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/new-city</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[From moving around so much, and having to quickly get situated and comfortable in new cities, I’ve become somewhat of an expert at moving to a new city.]]></description>
        <category>social</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Fake News is a Real Problem]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/fake-news</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/fake-news</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[With incentives that decrease the quality of reporting to the point of being fake, the problem won't go away. We must be better consumers of information.]]></description>
        <category>social</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The 10 Best Marketing Books for Growing Any Business]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/best-marketing-books</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[If you're starting learning marketing, or have been doing it for years and are looking to improve your mental models, here are the best books I’ve found.]]></description>
        <category>marketing</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Easily Start Investing in Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/invest-bitcoin-cryptocurrency</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/invest-bitcoin-cryptocurrency</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[An easy way to invest in a collection of cryptocurrencies over time to spread out your risk, and still capture the long term gains in the market.]]></description>
        <category>finance</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Drop Out of College (With No Risk)]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/drop-out</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/drop-out</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[How to quit or take time off college, with no risk, with your parents being okay with it, and while still getting closer to graduating.]]></description>
        <category>college</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Incredible Value of Mental Models in a World of Infomania]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/mental-model-value</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/mental-model-value</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[This gives us a meta-mental model. The question you should be asking yourself as you read, or decide to read anything.]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Learn Digital Marketing for (almost) Free in 6 Months]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/learn-digital-marketing</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/learn-digital-marketing</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[I’d expect that anyone could take a gameplan like this and go from zero to hireable digital marketer in 6 months or less, so long as you work hard at it and don’t get too distracted.]]></description>
        <category>marketing</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[To Change Reality, Stop Denying It]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/change-reality</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/change-reality</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[If an idea or some research offends you, that doesn’t mean it’s wrong. We have to assess whatever information we have regardless of how painful it is.]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Wiki Strategy: How to Grow Your Blog to 100k+ Monthly Visitors]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/wiki-strategy</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/wiki-strategy</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Done properly, it can lead to tens or hundreds of thousands potential new customers a month, arriving at your site naturally instead of by ads.]]></description>
        <category>marketing</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Psychological Benefit of Not Planning]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/no-plan</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/no-plan</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[If we had had to wait for a car, we would have been disappointed by the wait, but by having no expectation of a ride, we were never upset about the wait.]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[10 Books to Read After Discovering Stoicism]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/books-after-stoics</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/books-after-stoics</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Once you’ve read Letters, Meditations, Discourses, and Enchiridion, try these ones to broaden your introduction to practical philosophy.]]></description>
        <category>books</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Problem With Putting Ourselves in Boxes]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/boxes</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[When you define yourself by an ideology, you look to that ideology to form your opinions, instead of forming your opinions yourself.]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Does Your Blog Need a Niche? Maybe Not]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/no-niche</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/no-niche</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Plenty of blogs, including this one, do well without any clearly defined niche. You can make it work too, so long as it fits with your goals.]]></description>
        <category>marketing</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[45 Deliberate Practice Examples for Rapidly Improving Your Skills]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/deliberate-practice-examples</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/deliberate-practice-examples</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[These are ways to give yourself constraints, feedback, new challenges, and make sure that you never hit a learning plateau again.]]></description>
        <category>learning</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Use Deliberate Practice to Reach the Top 1% of Your Field]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/deliberate-practice</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Study it, internalize it, return to it, keep pushing yourself beyond your comfort zone, and in time, you’ll become a true master of your craft.]]></description>
        <category>learning</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Step-by-Step Guide to Go From Novice to Expert in Any Skill]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/become-expert-dreyfus</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/become-expert-dreyfus</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[I’ve been trying to find a more rigorous way to define different skill levels and how to move between them, and I think I’ve found it in the Dreyfus model.]]></description>
        <category>learning</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Math and Strategy Behind Working Only 4 Months a Year]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/4-months</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[There's no reason to wait till you're older or richer to experience long-term travel and working on your own projects.]]></description>
        <category>finance</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why I Sold My Index Funds and Quit the Stock Market (Mostly)]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/quit-stock-market</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/quit-stock-market</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The typical investment advice is smart for most people, but the question you have to ask yourself, is could you double your money in 10 years on your own?]]></description>
        <category>finance</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[30 Image Composition Styles for Taking Good Pictures]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/take-good-pictures</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[30 styles you can use in your own photography to ensure good composition.]]></description>
        <category>photography</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Kegel Exercises for Men]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/kegel-exercises-for-men</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Learning how to do kegels will help you strengthen your pelvic floor muscles to beat premature ejaculation, avoid erectile dysfunction, and have stronger erections.]]></description>
        <category>sex</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Practice Reverse Kegels to Last Longer in Bed]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/reverse-kegels</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Exactly how to do the #1 BEST exercise for increasing your stamina in bed and giving you more control over your ejaculation.]]></description>
        <category>sex</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Case Against Soap]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/soap</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[When you dig into it, there’s no reason to use so much soap if you still look and smell fine without it and if you’re not getting sick.]]></description>
        <category>health</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Use Direct Actions to Get More Freedom in Your Life]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/direct-vs-indirect-action</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/direct-vs-indirect-action</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Taking direct action is harder than sitting back and hoping other people will change, but it’s the only way to have control of your life.]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[A 5-Minute Hack to Stop Feeling Sad, Anxious, Annoyed, etc.]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/feel-better</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[If you go through this routine and at the end you still want to feel upset, anxious, annoyed, or whatever else, go ahead. But I’m confident you won’t.]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Nat Chat is LIVE! College is Broken, So What Should Young People Do?]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/nat-chat-launch</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[What do you do if you’re a student or recent grad who feels like they don’t fit in the world of grades, lecture halls, and one size fits all careers?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[GPA vs. Skills: How to Stop Worrying About Grades]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/gpa-vs-skills</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[There’s no shortage of students with good grades, but there’s a massive shortage of students with marketable skills.]]></description>
        <category>learning</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[No, Soylent isn’t Healthy. Here’s Why.]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/soylent</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Soylent claims to be a healthy alternative to normal food, but when we dig in on why they think it's healthy, there's a lot to be suspicious about.]]></description>
        <category>health</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Could that Be Explained by Marketing?]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/explained-by-marketing</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[120 years ago, John Harvey Kellogg invented corn flakes to keep people from masturbating, and we've kept the "breakfast is important" myth ever since.]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[I Stopped Using Shampoo, and No One Can Tell the Difference]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/no-shampoo</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Not even my mom could tell!]]></description>
        <category>health</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[3 Tactics to Remember that Idea You Just Forgot]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/remembering-ideas</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Even if you carry a notebook, you might end up forgetting an idea or two. Fortunately, these tactics will help you get them back.]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Lessons from One Year of Nomadic Passive Income]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/one-year</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Long-term travel and passive income, despite the incredible appeal, aren’t ends in themselves. They’re tools for something else.]]></description>
        <category>entrepreneurship</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Freedom Calculator: How to Retire in 10 Years (or Less)]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/financial-freedom</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[From October to December last year, I did maybe 20 hours of work. Not 20 hours of work per week, but 20 hours total, over the course of those 12 weeks.]]></description>
        <category>finance</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Reach Out to a Writer, Thinker, or Person You Respect]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/reach-out</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[These are the tactics that have worked for me, and on me, and I’m confident that if you used them with me or anyone else you’d get a good result.]]></description>
        <category>networking</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to get Slack-Style Emoji Codes Everywhere on Mac]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/slack-emojis-everywhere</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[An extremely simple tactic to get those :amazing: Slack emoji commands everywhere on your Mac. Even for custom emojis!]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Killing the Lion: How to Turn Anxiety into Excitement]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/anxiety-to-excitement</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[It’s a way to immediately cure anxiety, impostor syndrome, fear, stage fright, and other negative emotions brought on by some form of public performance.]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ephemerality vs. Value for Information, Social Media, Life]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/ephemerality-vs-value</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Here’s a simple heuristic for judging the value of information. The more ephemeral a piece of information is, the less likely it is to be valuable.]]></description>
        <category>social</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The A Priori Diet: Extremely Simple Rules for Healthy Eating]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/a-priori-diet</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[5 extremely simple rules for eating healthy, based on 2 million years of biology. It's the only diet you or I will ever need.]]></description>
        <category>health</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[True but Misleading]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/true-but-misleading</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In March of 2015, I became a best-selling author. Hearing just that, what all did you assume?]]></description>
        <category>marketing</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Learning Through Layers of Abstraction]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/learning-through-abstraction</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[If there were college courses on sex, the first few weeks would be spent on the details of the labia minora instead of, you know, actually having sex.]]></description>
        <category>learning</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The 12 Best Books I Read in 2016]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/best-books-2016</link>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Looking for a good holiday read, or gift for a fellow book-lover? Here are the 12 best books I found and read in 2016.]]></description>
        <category>books</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How I Put My Blog in Virtual Reality (Mostly)]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/vr-blog</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[What would this site look like if it were a physical space, instead of a 2D series of pages?]]></description>
        <category>vr</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Escaping this Explosive Diarrhea of Political Outrage]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/escape-political-outrage</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[There’s no use to being in an emotional frenzy, especially one you’ve been pulled into by media and other people’s inability to control their feelings.]]></description>
        <category>social</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why Microdosing LSD Beats Coffee, Adderall, and Other Smart Drugs]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/microdosing-lsd</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Microdosing involves taking small doses of psychedelics to gain some of the benefits without getting the full hallucinatory trip. Here's what it feels like.]]></description>
        <category>health</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why I'm Learning VR (And Maybe You Should Too)]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/why-vr</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Why I'm jumping into VR development, the massive opportunity for getting into it right now, and some thoughts on how you can too.]]></description>
        <category>vr</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[College Students, What Salary Do You ACTUALLY Need?]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/graduation-calculator</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/graduation-calculator</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Instead of saying “I need to make as much as possible,” use the guide in this article to figure out how much you actually need to make.]]></description>
        <category>finance</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Is it Risky? Or Challenging?]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/risky-vs-challenging</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Are you hesitant because it’s truly risky? Or are you hesitant because it’s challenging and you don’t know where to start?]]></description>
        <category>entrepreneurship</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Don’t Try to be Less Risk Averse, Rethink Risk Instead]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/rethink-risk</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Your goal shouldn't be to become bolder and more of a risk taker. Instead, you need to learn how to accurately assess risk, since we so often do.]]></description>
        <category>entrepreneurship</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How Swearing Leads to a Shitty Vocabulary]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/swearing</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The words you choose affect how you think and live. When something bad happens and you describe yourself as feeling “fucking annoyed” instead of “peeved,” you feel different. Seriously, try it now.]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[9 Blogging Tactics for 2 Million Views in 2 Years]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/2-million</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[How to grow a site from zero to 2 million views in 2 years by following a few key tactics, including evergreen content, not being a charlatan, and SEO.]]></description>
        <category>marketing</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Do You Want to Do It? Or to Have Done It?]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/do-vs-have-done</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/do-vs-have-done</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Next time you say you want to do [something], think seriously about where you truly want to "do" it, or if you want to "have done" it.]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[38 More Projects till You Die: The Opportunity Cost of Focus]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/opportunity-cost-focus</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/opportunity-cost-focus</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Think carefully before doubling down on your next project. You only get to do that so many times, and you'd hate to run out of opportunities.]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[I Built a 4-Hour Workweek... What Do I Do Now?]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/argentina</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/argentina</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[What was a lofty goal a few years ago has finally happened: I achieved the 4-Hour Workweek. But what came with it is a feeling of loss and confusion.]]></description>
        <category>entrepreneurship</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Enjoy the Process: Your Intrinsic Motivation Happiness Machine]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/enjoy-the-process</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/enjoy-the-process</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[This is the only way to do intense, sustained, productive work long term and not be miserable.]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How Dangerous Are Drugs, Really?]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/drugs</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Many of us think drugs are bad and scary. But many are less harmful and addictive than alcohol. How can we more reasonably decide what's bad for us?]]></description>
        <category>health</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Decomplication: How to Find Simple Solutions to “Hard” Problems]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/decomplication</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/decomplication</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The problems we think are hard and complex (fitness, productivity, sleep, work, etc.) are secretly simple. But only once we decomplicate them.]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Block Annoying Email Popups in 2 Minutes]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/block-email-popups</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/block-email-popups</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The Internet is a better place without email popups. Here's how to make sure they never bother you again.]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Option not Obligation: How to Beat the Sunk Cost Fallacy]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/option-not-obligation</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/option-not-obligation</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The tendency to feel like once we’ve spent money (or any resource) on something we must earn back our investment impacts our decision-making in all walks of life. And, sadly, it can lead to significant losses of time, money, health, and happiness.]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Welcome to the Internet: Don’t be a Huckster]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/huckster</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/huckster</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[If they took a step back and assessed the situation without blinders on, they could do much better, but they’re trapped in the “huckster mindset.”]]></description>
        <category>marketing</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How a Shallow Work Checklist Gives You Back Your Focus]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/shallow-work-checklist</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/shallow-work-checklist</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Once you do this, you’ll find it significantly easier to stay focused on the big tasks at hand, without worrying about all the little things.]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Entrepreneurial Personal Finance: A Contrarian Investment Strategy]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/entrepreneurial-personal-finance</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/entrepreneurial-personal-finance</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[If you have some experience taking advantage of your money in creative ways, then maybe this strategy is for you.]]></description>
        <category>finance</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Fauxductivity: 8 Ways You Trick Yourself into Feeling Productive]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/fauxductivity</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In many cases, the key to getting more done is simply a matter of removing these fauxductive habits, or significantly reducing the time we spend on them.]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[I'm killing most of my email capture. Here's why.]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/email-capture</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/email-capture</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The best writers don't need to constantly demand your attention, you'll happily give it to them. It's the mediocre writers and products that bombard you.]]></description>
        <category>marketing</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[$58,150 in 5 Months: How to Build a Lifestyle Business Step-by-Step (Emails, Tools, Everything)]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/lifestyle-business</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/lifestyle-business</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The exact steps we followed to build a lifestyle business in 5 months and make $58,150 in the process, so you can follow and implement them yourself.]]></description>
        <category>entrepreneurship</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Get Lucky: Maximizing Exposure to Life Changing Serendipity]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/how-to-get-lucky</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/how-to-get-lucky</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In any situation where a single event can create massive good luck, you simply need to maximize your exposure to possible good luck situations and wait for one to come along.]]></description>
        <category>entrepreneurship</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Introducing Stamena: The App that Helps Men Last Longer in Bed]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/get-stamena</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/get-stamena</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[To last longer in bed, you should practice kegels and reverse kegels. Stamena is the best kegal app, teaching one easy exercise that you can do anywhere!]]></description>
        <category>sex</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Unqualified Experts: 5 Rules for When to Ignore Authority]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/authority</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/authority</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[I’ve resisted sharing this for a while...]]></description>
        <category>mentorship</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Fighting Infomania: Why 80% of Your Reading is a Waste of Time]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/infomania</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Unfollow the industry blogs, stop reading the newspaper, don’t go on site aggregators, quit it. It’s all fauxductivity and wasting your time with useless information that will only cause decision paralysis, self-doubt, and decreased confidence in your existing decisions.]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Productiva Negativa: 7 Tactics to Create More by Doing Less]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/productiva-negativa</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Going against some of the traditional productivity advice, try cutting these things out of your schedule to gain more time for creation.]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Make an Order, Not a Schedule (But Only to be Creative)]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/order-not-schedule</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/order-not-schedule</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[If you’re doing anything remotely creative, then I suggest creating your own order instead of schedule. Let your body and mind dictate when you move to the next stage, not an artificial indicator (calendars).]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Never Have a Hangover Again]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/prevent-hangovers</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/prevent-hangovers</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Exactly what causes a hangover, and a few simple things you can do to make sure you are preventing hangovers from this day forward.]]></description>
        <category>health</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Subconscious Sabotage: Why Friends and Family Clip Your Wings]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/subconscious-sabotage</link>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://nateliason.com/blog/subconscious-sabotage</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[I showed up for my Freshman year of college interested in starting my own business before I graduated, and then my peers beat a bit of that spirit out of me]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Spike Your Testosterone for Sexiness and Productivity]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/testosterone-timing</link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Make sure you're ready for your next lucky night out by timing your masturbation and testosterone like a pro.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Salary is incredibly deceptive, and should not factor into your decision-making in what job you take. Instead, you should think about your savable income.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[“Today is the day I let you go… You need to do your own thing, and I’m helping you do that."]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[A "pivotal" book, once you've put it down, has changed your way of thinking forever. Here's my list, what's on yours?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The runway calculator tells you exactly how your savings will change if you travel to any city in the world for long periods. Perfect for digital nomads.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[There’s something important that you and a dog have in common. It’s not being soft and wonderful to cuddle with (though I’m sure you are). It’s not the tendency to hump random people’s legs (hopefully). It’s that you both need an afternoon walk.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[We don’t want to hear “well, you’re going to have to pick a skill, get insanely good at it, work really hard for 20 years, and then you’ll be successful.”]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[This post covers the Best Sex Positions for Men, awesome techniques and more to achieve multiple orgasms during sex.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[All of the reasons you should ditch your car, from cost savings, to reducing your moral risk, to making you happier, and less likely to get a heart attack]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Quantitative Life Goals: How to Plan and Finish What You Start]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[A proven system for planning and achieving your goals, with a template spreadsheet to help you follow through.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[What Life do You Want?]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In college, everyone wants to know what kind of work you're doing post-graduation. The more important question to ask yourself is: 'what do I want in life?']]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Second-Degree Dinners: The Best Way to Meet Cool People in Your City]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[A Second-Degree Dinner is the best way to meet interesting new people in your city by leveraging your existing friend networks.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Parkinson's Law Isn't Just About Time]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[You can reduce how much you use of any resource in your life by reducing the supply of it that you have access to.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Male Multiple Orgasms without Ejaculating: Exactly How to Have Them]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/multiple-orgasms-men</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The steps to follow to start having multiple non-ejaculatory orgasms during masturbation, foreplay, and sex as a man, without the woo-woo nonsense.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is Imagined Scarcity, and Why is it Making You Unhappy?]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[When you’re unaware of Imagined Scarcity, you unnecessarily fear loss and overvalue new things. But, by being aware of it, you can shift how you think in two key ways...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Most people quickly forget info from books they read, but with this method, you can make sure you never forget the important points of every book.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[If you want to make sure you're always growing and improving, what can you do to avoid getting stuck on a growth plateau?]]></description>
        <category>learning</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Go to Sleep Early and Wake up Early (and Refreshed!)]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/cure-insomnia-wake-up-early-sleep</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Learn how to how to go to sleep earlier and wake up early every morning, how your lifestyle affects your sleep, and how to harness sleep for top performance]]></description>
        <category>health</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Become Smarter and More Rational (Yes, You Too)]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[We're fraught with mental biases that hurt our decision making and act against our best interests. Here's how you can start to fix it.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Making an Easy 2 Million, Personal Investing for 20 Somethings]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/personal-investing-for-20-somethings</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[A complete guide to investing in your 20s so that you never have to worry about money later in life.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[What to do if You’re a College Student Who Isn't Excited by 9-5 Corporate Work]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[There is a world of work options out there, all providing a greater degree of personal freedom than corporate work. Here's how to get started.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Don't Focus On Local Maxima]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[We overvalue local maxima, and that overvaluation creates unnecessarily steep competition on narrow planes and sub-optimal outcomes for everyone involved.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Focus On Your Mental Operating System, Not Your Apps]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Your operating system determines your effectiveness in everything you do. You have to refine it before you can hope to learn or do anything effectively.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Read More: Finish 100+ Books This Year]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/can-easily-read-100-books-year</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[You need to read a lot. You can’t just read a little. If you only read a little, it creates problems. Let me explain.]]></description>
        <category>learning</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Don't Make a New Year's "Resolution"]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/dont-make-new-years-resolution</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[A resolution is, by definition, vague and immediate, which means it's also destined to fail.]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The News is a Waste of Your Time]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/news-waste-time</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[You'll have no idea what's going on in the world aside from what other people tell you, and that's perfectly okay.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[You're Not Stuck That Way]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/youre-not-stuck-that-way</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Changing your life is no different than changing your sheets. It's something you choose to do, and if you don't know how, you figure it out.]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Best Performance Enhancing Drug You Aren't Using]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/meditation-performance-enhancing</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Most people have a bad mental image of meditation, but odds are someone you look up to professionally is already taking advantage of it.]]></description>
        <category>health</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Start Working Out So You Don't Quit]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/start-working-out-dont-quit-lifting</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Exercise has been complicated by people who profits from making it seem harder than it is. This routine makes it easy to start working out and stick to it.]]></description>
        <category>health</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why I Don't Drink Coffee: My Caffeine Overdosing Adventure]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/dont-drink-coffee-caffeine-overdose</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[A minute by minute look of how coffee can help you get a ton done... then completely destroy your productivity.]]></description>
        <category>health</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[FratBoxes: How to Start a Company This Weekend for $25, and do $150 in Sales]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/fratboxes-start-company-weekend-less-25-150-sales</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[A method for quickly and cheaply testing any company idea, based on a gag company for sending fraternities party supplies each month]]></description>
        <category>entrepreneurship</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Exhausted by Options]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[As you adopt more of these principles, you’ll find you have a lot more time than you thought you did, and much more mental energy. When you’re not wasting decision-making power on minutia, you open yourself up to make much better decisions in the process.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Your Brain on Nitrogen]]></title>
        <link>https://nateliason.com/blog/scuba-diving-sleep-deprivation-danger-feeling-fine</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[What if, for everything changeable in our lives, instead of assuming we’re on the surface, we assume we’re 120 feet underwater?]]></description>
        <category>psychology</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Source of Knowledge]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[You don’t need to rely on others for your education. We probably did 20 years ago, but we simply don’t anymore, and the sooner we learn to self-educate effectively the sooner we can master whatever interests us.]]></description>
        <category>learning</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[A Minimalist Set of Apps for Getting Things Done]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[I had to get out of the bad habit of trying every single popular new app out there to see if it fits into my workflow, or can help me get more things done. If you’re reading this you might have the same habit.]]></description>
        <category>productivity</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Here's What I Learned Eating No Gluten for One Month]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Evidence that gluten is bad for you in mounting. So I tried eating a no gluten diet for one month - and I was surprised with the results.]]></description>
        <category>health</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Easily Memorize 80+ Names in a Few Hours]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[I was recently part of a week-long event where it was useful to memorize 80+ people’s names extremely quickly. I mentioned the idea of trying to memorize all of their names over a weekend casually to a friend, and when he challenged me that he didn’t think I could do it I of course had to.]]></description>
        <category>learning</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Make Anyone Your Mentor... Without Asking]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[All of the digital literature on mentorship is about how to provide value, how to cold call, how to network, etc. This won’t cover any of that. This is how to make anyone your mentor. Whether they want to or not. whether they’re alive or not.]]></description>
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