<?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, 13 May 2026 23:51:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@highselfesteem/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[MY WORLD CUP QUEST: URUGUAY, BUT WHAT AM I?]]></title><description><![CDATA[32/32 WORLD CUP TEAMS COMPLETED MY ULTIMATE GOAL Day 22 of the World Cup arrived. I'd watched a game of the World Cup with someone from 31 different countries and only one remained. Uruguay had been near]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/football/@highselfesteem/i-my-world-cup-quest-uruguay-but-what-am-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/football/@highselfesteem/i-my-world-cup-quest-uruguay-but-what-am-i</guid><category><![CDATA[football]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[highselfesteem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2018 09:04:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQWbwn5TbEVkvGhMUidoknYPCNrwyrtkiwPRpgxkAG2qVzbg5vnKVP8dMvekb4tUu3hwPaERnFx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I MY WORLD CUP QUEST: ENGLAND DOESN'T EXIST]]></title><description><![CDATA[31/32 WORLD CUP TEAMS COMPLETED THIS IS ENGLAND England is quite the extraordinary place. It takes up a very small amount of land mass on earth and shares an island with other nations. It birthed one of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sports/@highselfesteem/my-world-cup-quest-england-doesn-t-exist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sports/@highselfesteem/my-world-cup-quest-england-doesn-t-exist</guid><category><![CDATA[sports]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[highselfesteem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2018 06:39:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQHB8BrDH9Hw9F7PC9uXuE8753EH8y8gzU5g4NNCMcGPtJk7DAd1FA1J3UUQy91Bz8DFvNcUmVQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MY WORLD CUP QUEST: ZERO SUM SPAIN]]></title><description><![CDATA[30/32 WORLD CUP TEAMS COMPLETED SOME GAME And then there were 3. After a few days of enjoying the World Cup in the company of old friends and new I was back on the hunt for my 30th country on day 18 of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sports/@highselfesteem/my-world-cup-quest-zero-sum-spain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sports/@highselfesteem/my-world-cup-quest-zero-sum-spain</guid><category><![CDATA[sports]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[highselfesteem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2018 05:15:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQCmrs8iVqqhtjBCSf2WCCJbof52xMY97aL1xCFyLiG6H5pykhaRhzSER3ckrGejUQWGTTcTX8S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MY WORLD CUP QUEST: BUBBLES COLLIDING, BOUNCING, BOPPING AND POPPING]]></title><description><![CDATA[29/32 WORLD CUP TEAMS COMPLETED ATOMIC BUBBLES Human society is complex. It has probably never been more complex than it is now. 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I had no idea if I could complete it or if it was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sports/@highselfesteem/my-world-cup-quest-croat-at-large-iceland-at-nothing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sports/@highselfesteem/my-world-cup-quest-croat-at-large-iceland-at-nothing</guid><category><![CDATA[sports]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[highselfesteem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2018 06:13:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPUyboKfppT267cQXmBGsTgkRipYq2HQ9EnWKT8SGXBmmkyfE5ZBd1ELBt3yL8qt3qtRjcE7Hqg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MY WORLD CUP QUEST: RUSSIA AGAINST TIME]]></title><description><![CDATA[24/32 WORLD CUP TEAMS COMPLETED TICK TOCK Pilot invited me to watch Russia play Uruguay on day 11 of the World Cup. 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Day 7 of the World Cup arrived and I was satisfied with my progress. You can watch a lot of football in a week. I had lined]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sports/@highselfesteem/my-world-cup-quest-in-search-of-performance-enhancing-substances</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sports/@highselfesteem/my-world-cup-quest-in-search-of-performance-enhancing-substances</guid><category><![CDATA[sports]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[highselfesteem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 16:49:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPduv5mrb8HpZ33U55rJDnpSu4xy9NWdgjk5qP7BYXDN6NqthsBz2JrJBjGH2PJuf3Rz5FrBpz2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MY WORLD CUP QUEST: UP THE POLES]]></title><description><![CDATA[14/32 WORLD CUP TEAMS COMPLETED CONNECTIONS We live in a complex world. The universe is a giant shimmering pool into which pebbles are being constantly thrown. Ripples run into ripples and splash anew]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sports/@highselfesteem/up-the-poles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sports/@highselfesteem/up-the-poles</guid><category><![CDATA[sports]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[highselfesteem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2018 14:10:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNuL7YThQh6DVPcHw3eizabKNWftnzzRLFD17nXxm5oFnoCmkNgVVWGMu1q7KeNCfABS5mc8dmQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MY WORLD CUP QUEST: THE BEST IRISH PUB IN THE WORLD IS JAPANESE]]></title><description><![CDATA[13/32 WORLD CUP TEAMS COMPLETED WHERE IS THE BEST IRISH BAR IN BANGKOK? Irish bars are easy to find on planet earth. 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