<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Rob Hardy · Sparks</title><description>One-liners, stray questions, notes to self. The little things that spark me alive.</description><link>https://www.conversation.quest/</link><item><title>A manifesto is a tool for steering a stalled conversation in a more beautiful</title><link>https://www.conversation.quest/sparks/s-003/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.conversation.quest/sparks/s-003/</guid><description>A manifesto is a tool for steering a stalled conversation in a more beautiful direction. It brings awareness to the futility and pain of the current conversation and invites the reader into the new conversation. But in order for anything to change, you have to be courageous enough to live into the new conversation, day by day.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:57:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>the paradox of transformation</title><link>https://www.conversation.quest/sparks/s-002/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.conversation.quest/sparks/s-002/</guid><description>the paradox of transformation For a long time, I&apos;ve believed I needed to &quot;solve&quot; my mental health challenges and shame before I could step forward into a better life. But it&apos;s increasingly clear my shitty mental health is downstream of staying stuck in a life where I feel like I have to fix myself before I can do anything. Much to consider.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The world feels so fucked because we’ve spent two centuries conceptualizing</title><link>https://www.conversation.quest/sparks/s-001/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.conversation.quest/sparks/s-001/</guid><description>The world feels so fucked because we&apos;ve spent two centuries conceptualizing humans as machines, and now we&apos;ve built machines that can out-machine us. But the future is one where humans are free to become more human, and machines can become more machine-like. A harmony between organic intelligence and machine intelligence.</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:48:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>