<?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>Mon, 18 May 2026 22:00:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@insight-out/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Balancing With A Toddler Or A Quick Update by @insight-out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Balancing with a Toddler Hello, everyone! It's been a while since my last post on Steemit. I just wanted to let you know that everything is fine with me and my family :)The reason that I am offline for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/family/@insight-out/balancing-with-a-toddler-or-a-quick-update-by-insight-out</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/family/@insight-out/balancing-with-a-toddler-or-a-quick-update-by-insight-out</guid><category><![CDATA[family]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insight-out]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2019 14:09:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvaCk8u3pg4zxQGPab9P4ZwaUxSyxWzE9aATsaTVx3XuURtiLyvMXnMFezAGYNeuoXnXHST6WHTpcLDWW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little Ru on Risks and Expectations]]></title><description><![CDATA[It seems like risk-taking is an important part of people’s lives. It could even be part of one’s personality. For example, some people like taking risks while others don’t. I would say that my friend Timur]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@insight-out/little-ru-on-risks-and-expectations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@insight-out/little-ru-on-risks-and-expectations</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insight-out]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2019 12:59:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7y6fJFeB9xjTuA3zkbFyop4sXL4E9Pyh9vdjbSLThaT4Dg3aTcMWu8LaWWZ1VX6wwNGNYsgmVqNQNg4hB7QZP29vzUrGJz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little Ru on Adventures and Life Lessons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Something interesting happened today. I invented an adventure for Mommy, Daddy, and me. I like it very much when there are exciting things for all three of us. 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