<?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>Tue, 12 May 2026 10:29:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@ftales/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[[WORD OF THE WEEK] Patience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Waiting is sooo boring. Waiting at the queue in a store or an institution. Waiting to come across your perfect mate in life. Waiting for a good opportunity. Waiting for your skills to be recognized and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ftales/word-of-the-week-patience</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ftales/word-of-the-week-patience</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ftales]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 07:43:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVegTACZWN3ysb1XD7dwwwdJn5owAdcNRis8Z3qWLGfMy1T6pYpPmni69zmBLSUyd2foSgxbVmNNwW7Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[SMALL THOUGHTS] Stop Setting Goals and Making Plans, Speed Up the Action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you set goals and make plans? I love it! I have a ton of goals and a plan for each one. And then usually I make plans for perusing my plans, like road maps. And I measure and define my goals more strictly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ftales/small-thoughts-stop-setting-goals-and-making-plans-speed-up-the-action</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ftales/small-thoughts-stop-setting-goals-and-making-plans-speed-up-the-action</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ftales]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 13:16:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa3sEXiRmY9jrVpPDQ3czSB9aXzZv4SxUKbA1a2H7vdHgzSFpaygJkT6whrByYDxEGGV4bnm4QN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s That Thing “Intuition”]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve wondered for years. Where does Intuition comes from? It’s called the sixth sense but do we have an organ for it? I smell with my nose, I hear with my ears, see with my eyes, taste with my mouth and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ftales/what-s-that-thing-intuition</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ftales/what-s-that-thing-intuition</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ftales]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 12:15:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVg6n8Pd2N85WoSz3hgtdabWzFJkxcjitWFTf6fGQJmju2jmLcQVSyUocyZ5Pmpu9NFGshA2GBe5s7nn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 3 Main Reasons for Blocked Intuition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you wish to master the ability to foresee what’s next in your life? To guess the result of a certain action you take? To envisage the processes around? There are many people that make all their choices]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ftales/the-3-main-reasons-for-blocked-intuition</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ftales/the-3-main-reasons-for-blocked-intuition</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ftales]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 19:16:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChbgRfeocrd9s6Ci4PpbKM7JR78Twu8JgNnvpD8BiU7V3SRLHThHGPRgp48sf12xTK7i2pE2Dvi2AGPzW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risk Evaluation: Don’t Listen to Anybody but Yourself]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s probably already clear: My life is powered by occasional risk-taking. Have you noticed that if you let your life be forced by habit it becomes delusively safer and smooth, but also boring? By the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ftales/risk-evaluation-don-t-listen-to-anybody-but-yourself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ftales/risk-evaluation-don-t-listen-to-anybody-but-yourself</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ftales]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 21:32:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K62pGDzv1xMY7wNnLazYFt2FyTRYeBu7iTUvfmuaQ5XzpBDsJEJvfodmQoJHzHDXCXBV3Zw9FK3yWf5YVPRG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[BOOK REVIEW] “Risky is the new safe” by Randy Gage (#challenge30days DAY 6)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This book is a wonderful choice in the light of the crypto and blockchain revolution. Although there isn’t a word about cryptocurrency in it. The progenitor – Bitcoin was a baby by the time it was written.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/book/@ftales/book-review-risky-is-the-new-safe-by-randy-gage-challenge30days-day-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/book/@ftales/book-review-risky-is-the-new-safe-by-randy-gage-challenge30days-day-6</guid><category><![CDATA[book]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ftales]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 19:06:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYg2BUniENzeq2nkxh6b144BrhxLVRZfuL8q3uJhVBswuAoVfqht4Z9sFpFyLYF5agQveD5vGLv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Fear of Heights helped me deal with Risk-Taking (#challenge30days DAY 5)]]></title><description><![CDATA[For tens of years I was pretty sure I’m afraid of heights. No matter if it’s one meter above the ground or much more – I start to feel dizzy and feel like losing balance. I don’t prefer those words that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@ftales/how-fear-of-heights-helped-me-deal-with-risk-taking-challenge30days-day-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@ftales/how-fear-of-heights-helped-me-deal-with-risk-taking-challenge30days-day-5</guid><category><![CDATA[challenge30days]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ftales]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 14:32:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYrerEfLAjYF74byC4ps3AZtdE8R357k82NWLK7sGavKf5oCdhKag31NnSrV2u5qTY5pGCzquki?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FATAL ERROR: Hesitating, overthinking, doubt (#challenge30days DAY 4)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever happened to you: An idea appears. It’s such a gorgeous idea you can’t wait to enforce it! But instead of that, you start to analyze it. You ask questions like whether it’s worth it, how much effort]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ftales/fatal-error-hesitating-overthinking-doubt-challenge30days-day-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ftales/fatal-error-hesitating-overthinking-doubt-challenge30days-day-4</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ftales]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 21:35:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5yopa3AfyFD2sDuMFgS3ifRVr31KbHJwAHWVMtN9jiv1NQZiPB5yfJjRwXvJirSTp1gbwBGBTSZg3GYyoka?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s go for a swim… in the Open Sea (#challenge30days DAY 3)]]></title><description><![CDATA[“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” William Faulkner We are so deeply attached to the past because it’s known and familiar. The longer we live, the more]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@ftales/let-s-go-for-a-swim-in-the-open-sea-challenge30days-day-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@ftales/let-s-go-for-a-swim-in-the-open-sea-challenge30days-day-3</guid><category><![CDATA[challenge30days]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ftales]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 21:42:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNfRCuLUqmRoxJSKuqceNg2jsXxdWqApbxjHpYMHyPyAR3uBs8QVEosmUkrgyDdYtDuFP3hSw8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early shift, new “identity” and my better introduction (#challenge30days DAY 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s been a week since I’ve been on Steemit. Quite a short time, but seem like ages to me (well, a new world and so much to dig in). A day ago my enthusiasm got a bit crushed by a friend, who expressed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@ftales/early-shift-new-identity-and-my-better-introduction-challenge30days-day-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@ftales/early-shift-new-identity-and-my-better-introduction-challenge30days-day-2</guid><category><![CDATA[challenge30days]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ftales]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 19:27:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787ga2pw8qkSG6ayFxxKm8nNNjGhdh3ed1Kc57VfkBruAgESjHZuh3nAb4J9FFmrjuYGpfBWZpbA1ct1c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Overcome the Fear of Risk-Taking (#challenge30days DAY 1)]]></title><description><![CDATA[That post is part of the writing #challenge30days – a beautiful initiative of @dragosroua (you can read more about it HERE). It’s also a part of my plan to do Weekly Topics on my Steemit blog. The theme]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@ftales/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-risk-taking-challenge30days-day-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@ftales/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-risk-taking-challenge30days-day-1</guid><category><![CDATA[challenge30days]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ftales]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2018 19:51:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZnuSaKBr1wy5faN8NRhAkLWDNqEX6D92cwrEwPvvjeyGyFeu2vcQAJ3XrTwaHtXDzWUdvUGK3qGmt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekly Topic: Start 2018 under the sign of Risky]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a new Steemian I know TWO things for sure: I like Steemit, enjoy it here, because I find really great posts and articles. And it’s a cozy place with nice and warm communities. I definitely know what]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ftales/weekly-topic-start-2018-under-the-sign-of-risky</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ftales/weekly-topic-start-2018-under-the-sign-of-risky</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ftales]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 10:18:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChaDfTERYvGriCW4wTcUVFwYtcHc5Ccc2kjpagEbGGotEEERxCtMLypsZrWGWTQKBLw2HBD9ADf8C9udY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It‘s all an illusion. Are you in a circle or in a spiral?]]></title><description><![CDATA[You believed in Santa so badly you cried when you found out, there‘s no nice guy watching at you and bringing you presents. No need to be good in front of some invisible supernatural power anymore. It]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ftales/it-s-all-an-illusion-are-you-in-a-circle-or-a-spiral</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ftales/it-s-all-an-illusion-are-you-in-a-circle-or-a-spiral</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ftales]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2017 18:37:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdUcjVSK5fS1GoN6xTtyttnH1FJKkEsmh4phC2w6QLVv9iKZhZz7BJ1KQfCfDZ5HP1C9MunF7mo6Wu7jXc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is there a Galileo hiding in you? (My way of introducing)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all know who Galileo Galilei is. The man changed the world as we know it claiming that the Earth is actually not the center of the Universe. Well, you can put any other name here. 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