<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Verissimus</title><description>A commonplace book — reflective essays on living.</description><link>https://verissimus.blog/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>On Keeping a Commonplace Book</title><link>https://verissimus.blog/essays/on-keeping-a-commonplace-book/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://verissimus.blog/essays/on-keeping-a-commonplace-book/</guid><description>Why the oldest habit of readers is also the quietest discipline of the mind.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Morning and Its Argument</title><link>https://verissimus.blog/essays/the-morning-and-its-argument/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://verissimus.blog/essays/the-morning-and-its-argument/</guid><description>Marcus begins the Meditations by talking himself out of bed. So do the rest of us.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Against the Tyranny of the Feed</title><link>https://verissimus.blog/essays/against-the-tyranny-of-the-feed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://verissimus.blog/essays/against-the-tyranny-of-the-feed/</guid><description>On reclaiming attention as the one possession no one can take but everyone can borrow.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>