<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 16:44:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@disillusioned/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Cult of Democracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zambia just saw an end to its General Election, on one side was Edgar Lungu, current president and heir to now deceased president, Michael Sata. Between them, their Patriotic Front party has seen the malaise]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@disillusioned/the-cult-of-democracy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@disillusioned/the-cult-of-democracy</guid><category><![CDATA[africa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[disillusioned]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2016 14:30:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using Behavioural Economics to Analyse Common Problems in Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Behavioural Economics is a new(ish) analysis model that uses our much developed knowledge of psychology and human behaviour to explain and predict human decision-making in an economic context. It is also]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@disillusioned/using-behavioural-economics-to-analyse-common-problems-in-africa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@disillusioned/using-behavioural-economics-to-analyse-common-problems-in-africa</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[disillusioned]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2016 13:16:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXqcXaM7wpcbvTF3P8Kp2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friends of Steemit, help me choose my new logo!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemit, In the process of setting up another conservation/hunting/safari group in Zambia, and have put together the following logos, let me know what you think and which one you'd choose! That being]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/design/@disillusioned/friends-of-steemit-help-me-choose-my-new-logo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/design/@disillusioned/friends-of-steemit-help-me-choose-my-new-logo</guid><category><![CDATA[design]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[disillusioned]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 11:28:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXpWZWQqcyQLgw6kSaMfc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think I might be an asshole?]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I've had this hectic few days. On Wednesday I found out my pub, The Orange Tree, has been nominated for best pub restaurant in Zambia's Hospitality Awards which was a super awesome way to start your]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/advice/@disillusioned/i-think-i-might-be-an-asshole</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/advice/@disillusioned/i-think-i-might-be-an-asshole</guid><category><![CDATA[advice]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[disillusioned]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2016 14:06:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some mysterious mining corporation is just about to destroy a national park in Zambia. Do you care?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lochinvar National Park is located in the south west of Zambia, it is a 428 square kilometer oasis of floodplains, grasslands and majestic mopane woodlands. It's not heavily frequented by tourists, as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@disillusioned/some-mysterious-mining-corporation-is-just-about-to-destroy-a-national-park-in-zambia-do-you-care</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@disillusioned/some-mysterious-mining-corporation-is-just-about-to-destroy-a-national-park-in-zambia-do-you-care</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[disillusioned]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2016 16:39:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXpX9LrJxp3nLjhf45bA6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frying Pans & Fires]]></title><description><![CDATA[A snippet of my life. It's about 9:30pm, I've been at work since 5am. It was my turn to do baking for the day so I had to get in before the rest of mise-en-place crew. Mise-en-place is French for 'put]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@disillusioned/frying-pans-and-fires</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@disillusioned/frying-pans-and-fires</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[disillusioned]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 16:30:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Natural, Organic Cultivation of Mary Jane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Guys n Gals, Just moved into my new place. It's about 8km outside of town proper and looks like this: The pleasures of living in an African capital city, untamed bush pretty much within the outer city]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/marijuana/@disillusioned/natural-organic-cultivation-of-mary-jane</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/marijuana/@disillusioned/natural-organic-cultivation-of-mary-jane</guid><category><![CDATA[marijuana]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[disillusioned]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 15:43:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY9GctsDzA4R1yYv2dv78?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The forgotten battle for a country's soul.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world in which we live is ever more connected - yet in this globalised world we have completely failed to exhibit any level of consistency when it comes to compassion. We #PrayForParis whilst Bangladesh]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@disillusioned/the-forgotten-battle-for-a-country-s-soul</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@disillusioned/the-forgotten-battle-for-a-country-s-soul</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[disillusioned]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2016 20:30:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXqcSsoD6T66pxijZCfUz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trying to become a whale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seeing as at the moment, a pretty girl's selfie generates more revenue than 10 male's making valuable content. Is it correct to be turning all my Steem Dollars into Steam Power at the moment if you believe]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@disillusioned/trying-to-become-a-whale</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@disillusioned/trying-to-become-a-whale</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[disillusioned]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2016 08:35:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Africa changed my life - in just four weeks, and 5000km. Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[This little travel blog is just a fond memory of the continent I call home. This part is essentially all about Namibia. It's the most fantastic county I've ever seen, absolutely, truly, mind blowing. Part]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@disillusioned/how-africa-changed-my-life-in-just-four-weeks-and-5000km-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@disillusioned/how-africa-changed-my-life-in-just-four-weeks-and-5000km-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[disillusioned]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2016 07:53:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXqFHfeXDuHHpxACXosta?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co - Authoring Posts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Guys, Sincere apologies if this has already been stated: I noticed you upvoted a blog post I recently made about traveling in Africa, thing is that road trip was done by two people, both who are now]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit-ideas/@disillusioned/co-authoring-posts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit-ideas/@disillusioned/co-authoring-posts</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit-ideas]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[disillusioned]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2016 21:00:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Africa changed my life - in just four weeks, and 5000km. Part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[This little travel blog is just a fond memory of the continent I call home. I believe Africa's tourism industry is really, in its infancy. Which makes it the perfect holiday to have. Part 1: Cape Town,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@disillusioned/how-africa-changed-my-life-in-just-four-weeks-and-9000km-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@disillusioned/how-africa-changed-my-life-in-just-four-weeks-and-9000km-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[disillusioned]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2016 14:04:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXpaUVNtwqZ7ZWpU4YYq4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When 'A Bug's Life' made a really relevant point!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch this for an ironic chuckle!! I feel like steemit is doing this :)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/revolution/@disillusioned/when-a-bug-s-life-made-a-really-relevant-point</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/revolution/@disillusioned/when-a-bug-s-life-made-a-really-relevant-point</guid><category><![CDATA[revolution]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[disillusioned]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2016 11:29:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e7YiX36d7VL55vmZLwkB663WG8bvLoeNw1x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why we mistakenly entered the Rat Race - and why so many are leaving.]]></title><description><![CDATA[“You are the part of the rat race because you are letting them treat you like a rat. This is the modern definition of a slave.” ― Saurabh Sharma The near-instant successes of bloggers like @heiditravels,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@disillusioned/why-we-mistakenly-entered-the-rat-race-and-why-so-many-are-leaving</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@disillusioned/why-we-mistakenly-entered-the-rat-race-and-why-so-many-are-leaving</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[disillusioned]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2016 09:14:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXpWtjviGkheeAayP5KPc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Eight Behaviours of Highly Dysfunctional Festival Goers]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I write this, sitting in my office trying to come to terms with the now three-day hangover I’m struck by something. In all the festivals I’ve attended, be it Reading, Creamfields, Glastonbury or Oktoberfest]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humour/@disillusioned/the-eight-behaviours-of-highly-dysfunctional-festival-goers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humour/@disillusioned/the-eight-behaviours-of-highly-dysfunctional-festival-goers</guid><category><![CDATA[humour]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[disillusioned]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2016 20:10:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXonAV1GJHxfKr4GwEoq8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Etiquette of Introduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s your weekly dose of going out, you’re stood with some friends and then the scary bit happens. Approaching is a female, a member of the opposite sex, and moreover one you do not know. Queue the most]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humour/@disillusioned/the-etiquette-of-introduction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humour/@disillusioned/the-etiquette-of-introduction</guid><category><![CDATA[humour]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[disillusioned]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2016 19:33:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXonATvXa6r6jv2WHC7E6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are we called?! Vote here!]]></title><description><![CDATA[So we're all a part of this fantastic new community, and unlike the facebooks of the world I feel as though we all have an identity. So, the question is what are we to call ourselves? Steemers Steemies]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@disillusioned/what-are-we-called-vote-here</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@disillusioned/what-are-we-called-vote-here</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[disillusioned]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 18:53:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to make money in sub-saharan Africa - an idiot's guide.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn about Blue Ocean Strategies. Ironically one of the only parts of my degree that I actually retained, and use frequently. A blue ocean business strategy is one that is original and thereby ensures]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@disillusioned/how-to-make-money-in-sub-saharan-africa-an-idiot-s-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@disillusioned/how-to-make-money-in-sub-saharan-africa-an-idiot-s-guide</guid><category><![CDATA[africa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[disillusioned]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 14:36:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY9L25NFBiu1BcYYDWeFY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cocktails and Hemingway]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Ernest Hemingway sat as his beloved La Florida bar in Cuba, downing a Papa Doble, a creation he dubbed “the ultimate achievement of the daiquiri maker’s art”, he unwittingly set in motion a chain of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/lifestyle/@disillusioned/cocktail-101</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/lifestyle/@disillusioned/cocktail-101</guid><category><![CDATA[lifestyle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[disillusioned]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 08:29:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/62PdCoV9UZrnWxJAC76Yg8mHaqrkrnsiWA8TBQp7LRfyMgS8MCGMNQgedcvCQM1iZwdjr6jM7hNyHNUaeGBhME3bgp8cZXtkzdipeCfDGmu4e6S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hella White - Hella African (are they diametrically opposed?)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well I was asked a question on my intro comments section by @jamtaylor a fellow minority man that comes from a majority type skin colour! His question was "as a white minority in a black majority]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@disillusioned/hella-white-hella-african</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@disillusioned/hella-white-hella-african</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[disillusioned]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 22:07:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY8xnGAHoCRbUty1V6U3Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>