<?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>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:16:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@miklkent/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Unfollowing You Wasn't Personal]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently unfollowed a bunch of accounts -- again. Unfollowing you specifically, wasn't personal. It wasn't for anyone I unfollowed. I'm pairing down and backing off. Someone visited the last post I made]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/unfollow/@miklkent/unfollowing-you-wasn-t-personal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/unfollow/@miklkent/unfollowing-you-wasn-t-personal</guid><category><![CDATA[unfollow]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miklkent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2018 13:39:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Well, I did it. I powered down.]]></title><description><![CDATA[That's probably going to make some people sad. Especially if you actually like my work. In the beginning, I remember saying I had no plans on powering down. And I didn't. Nope. I don't need the cash. But]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/powerdown/@miklkent/well-i-did-it-i-powered-down</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/powerdown/@miklkent/well-i-did-it-i-powered-down</guid><category><![CDATA[powerdown]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miklkent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:56:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmpTxhQ1uARrFAGNfcJkCxwM7Kw6ao2eUUDye9oFSTfMjh6kBtY72JEDxzB9ma?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recently I curated my feed and decided to set healthier boundaries with the Platform.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since then, I've been happier with my time on the platform. My feed is no longer populated with bloated material. Scrolling through the feed isn't painful anymore and I've literally cut down the time I'm]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@miklkent/recently-i-curated-my-feed-and-decided-to-set-healthier-boundaries-with-the-platform</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@miklkent/recently-i-curated-my-feed-and-decided-to-set-healthier-boundaries-with-the-platform</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miklkent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2018 12:07:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was downvoted for calling someone out for their plagarism, name called, told to go to hell and more. Here's what being the better man looks like. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was downvoted the other day for calling someone out on their plagiarism. I didn't downvote their post. When my post was downvoted, I reported it to @steemcleaners and asked them to investigate. Later,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/plagarism/@miklkent/i-was-downvoted-for-calling-someone-out-for-their-plagarism-name-called-told-to-go-to-hell-and-more-here-s-what-being-the-better</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/plagarism/@miklkent/i-was-downvoted-for-calling-someone-out-for-their-plagarism-name-called-told-to-go-to-hell-and-more-here-s-what-being-the-better</guid><category><![CDATA[plagarism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miklkent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 11:13:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmoX5UiSaPdUDgPxHmPXFfhRKtvyhciCtndcvRBS2fQ8JbMaqb4aNRNvZm3eZb?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interesting Findings while Going through and Unfollowing....]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I went through to unfollow those with content I'm not interested in (or no longer interested in), I noticed there were several accounts I don't remember clicking "follow" on. Interesting.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/springcleaning/@miklkent/interesting-findings-while-going-through-and-unfollowing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/springcleaning/@miklkent/interesting-findings-while-going-through-and-unfollowing</guid><category><![CDATA[springcleaning]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miklkent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2018 13:45:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Need to Exerise Healthier Boundaries with this Platform]]></title><description><![CDATA[But then again, I've always stayed too long in relationships that weren't healthy for me. I've always tried to save a relationship even when I knew it probably wasn't for the best. If I pay attention to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/boundaries/@miklkent/i-need-to-exerise-healthier-boundaries-with-this-platform</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/boundaries/@miklkent/i-need-to-exerise-healthier-boundaries-with-this-platform</guid><category><![CDATA[boundaries]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miklkent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2018 12:26:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmidctCvgxrxWR6xbPVPuLpLsQzBmmAQA6oTjkYkb5VwYCrr4rjygWsSdRxwSR?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explain to me as a grown adult, why I should have to play into any of it just to be heard. SPOILER ALERT: I dont have to.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm working from home this morning. One of the perks I get working where I work. It's great. In my pajamas and logged on to two different machines. One is my work station and the other device is personal.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/healthy/@miklkent/explain-to-me-as-a-grown-adult-why-i-should-have-to-play-into-any-of-it-just-to-be-heard-spoiler-alert-i-dont-have-to</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/healthy/@miklkent/explain-to-me-as-a-grown-adult-why-i-should-have-to-play-into-any-of-it-just-to-be-heard-spoiler-alert-i-dont-have-to</guid><category><![CDATA[healthy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miklkent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:43:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjw8LXnfHM7pdRBq63jcrmQuwZoMPw9ratFz8TQyzBmGsgPdauSbbySSpriYd?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Symptoms: Can't brainstorm, don't want to say the word "fuck", and I can't even end this title well....]]></title><description><![CDATA[I can't even brainstorm. That's bad. I'm not kidding. This week, I think I've finally figured out what's wrong with me. I have NO TIME. No matter, how hard I try, or what I try, I can't seem to "get]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@miklkent/symptoms-can-t-brainstorm-don-t-want-to-say-the-word-fuck-and-i-can-t-even-end-this-title-well</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@miklkent/symptoms-can-t-brainstorm-don-t-want-to-say-the-word-fuck-and-i-can-t-even-end-this-title-well</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miklkent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2018 12:29:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmpAWHvkKJKNf2DxE7AeY4ejQHrPS6165sn3rF4d7ZebY6enpqmXhnKe6dANZg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuck Steemit, Fuck the TOS and Fuck the Flagging?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a recent post by @steemitblog about the newly updated Terms of Service (TOS). Underneath it, is some very lively conversation in the comments. @truthforce laid out some very good points in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@miklkent/fuck-steemit-fuck-the-tos-and-fuck-the-flagging</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@miklkent/fuck-steemit-fuck-the-tos-and-fuck-the-flagging</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miklkent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 13:12:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmo8uqUSkauh8z5Ap59uCJFumtLsU4SyNepmTyYoEoRZMWZPcx3fUz1PZHCXNh?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Busy deleted my draft...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just wrote something in the "draft" section of Busy.org. And it deleted it when I started typing in tags. Guess it wasn't that important. Except, you know the time it took for me to do it.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@miklkent/busy-deleted-my-draft</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@miklkent/busy-deleted-my-draft</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miklkent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 01:14:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being the Non-Custodial Parent Sucks.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly everything is ready for my children to arrive. I've run errands all day. Tomorrow, I'll polish off the pieces I need to finish. I made headway on a project I wanted to begin, which felt really good.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/non-custodial/@miklkent/being-the-non-custodial-parent-sucks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/non-custodial/@miklkent/being-the-non-custodial-parent-sucks</guid><category><![CDATA[non-custodial]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miklkent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2018 03:10:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmpREbeEPWQp1WrssKtvzA9UfnJQsPdXjYX53mYVt2qqeHiKWSHMaP5SWwAKSH?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I, Mikl Kent, fully and freely acknowledge, that I am wasting time on the internet with the sole purpose of avoiding having to do a large grocery shopping trip at Costco on a Saturday afternoon. That is all. :) ]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/justice/@miklkent/i-mikl-kent-fully-and-freely-acknowledge-that-i-am-wasting-time-on-the-internet-with-the-sole-purpose-of-avoiding-having-to-do-a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/justice/@miklkent/i-mikl-kent-fully-and-freely-acknowledge-that-i-am-wasting-time-on-the-internet-with-the-sole-purpose-of-avoiding-having-to-do-a</guid><category><![CDATA[justice]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miklkent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2018 17:36:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit, Medium.com and Scuttlebutt.nz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten minutes. That's how long I have to post. I wrote earlier today, but it didn't feel productive. I came home washed more fruits and vegetables than I've eaten in my entire life. I drank two long tall]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@miklkent/steemit-medium-com-and-scuttlebutt-nz</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@miklkent/steemit-medium-com-and-scuttlebutt-nz</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miklkent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2018 00:21:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmoBZn6aU6gxFJNYPySAquJzFWb46WTURqFWW1bNFdEcX33jj7htYUEmVRbHe4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I can't trust the search results on Steemit or Busy anymore.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I posed the question, asking if anyone who is searching by specific tags no longer can see their own posts in the search results. It's quite concerning. Up until now, posts I've created in certain]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemitbug/@miklkent/i-can-t-trust-the-search-results-on-steemit-or-busy-anymore</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemitbug/@miklkent/i-can-t-trust-the-search-results-on-steemit-or-busy-anymore</guid><category><![CDATA[steemitbug]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miklkent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 12:41:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmhbWMGgTB6o5DuvHMh3Fj5Dai6d9WUN2Bw4KfAKjSKMXP8h3RScbkLX4Z5kz1?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anybody else notice their own posts aren't coming up when you do a search by specific tags you've used in the past?]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/law/@miklkent/anybody-else-notice-their-own-posts-aren-t-coming-up-when-you-do-a-search-by-specific-tags-you-ve-used-in-the-past</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/law/@miklkent/anybody-else-notice-their-own-posts-aren-t-coming-up-when-you-do-a-search-by-specific-tags-you-ve-used-in-the-past</guid><category><![CDATA[law]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miklkent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2018 20:12:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soft Hair, Sleeping and Snoring]]></title><description><![CDATA[I should be in bed already. But I'm not. I can't sleep again and I don't know why. Counting Blessings is Better than Counting Sheep The dentist today revealed I need a root canal and another crown -- but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/insomnia/@miklkent/soft-hair-sleeping-and-snoring</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/insomnia/@miklkent/soft-hair-sleeping-and-snoring</guid><category><![CDATA[insomnia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miklkent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2018 04:15:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmhbDC3kw5oLZCtPFDRigqw6M1efnbwZ4mnwvXCmNv9X9g9o1nBQvbZkER38pg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hustling vs. Perspective. I Have Enough. Many Don't.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The air conditioner hasn't shut off in awhile. That's OK. I'm just grateful that it isn't broken. A lot happened today. Bills are paid, errands are run and I tried to drink fresh vegetable juice. I did]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@miklkent/hustling-vs-perspective-i-have-enough-many-don-t</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@miklkent/hustling-vs-perspective-i-have-enough-many-don-t</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miklkent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2018 01:37:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkGwzZAdfJsZeMeEJmuHWm7Gb8dKbZbpHi6UmAqQeTgApfXGXNEDZpp1F9B7X?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shit Posting vs. The Railing Outback Covered in Bird Poo...]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first mistake was checking my notifications icon for that big blue number here on Busy.org. My intention was to reply to those comments ASAP. The second mistake was clicking on my feed. I never intend]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/shitposting/@miklkent/shit-posting-vs-the-railing-outback-covered-in-bird-poo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/shitposting/@miklkent/shit-posting-vs-the-railing-outback-covered-in-bird-poo</guid><category><![CDATA[shitposting]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miklkent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2018 23:54:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmibw2oncX1eaCCCoxPW66NBNLyQLLESuQCNHjf6RuT7CsfvtFEWQvJ1Sk628h?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Questions for @Steemchurch and @Steemcourt: Where Can I Find the Answers?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm posting this here because I have questions about @Steemchurch or @Steemcourt that I can't find information easily for. Whenever I've left comments on posts where the authors have used these tags, my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemchurch/@miklkent/questions-for-steemchurch-and-steemcourt-where-can-i-find-the-answers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemchurch/@miklkent/questions-for-steemchurch-and-steemcourt-where-can-i-find-the-answers</guid><category><![CDATA[steemchurch]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miklkent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2018 17:26:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkrAZRQzgRcPhHiYX2yT6ry9HoaW8JzA2rQNE568pdypVRxqL2xPUq1nciVyS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grey Areas of your Custody Agreement: Dealing with Ignored Communication]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes your ex just loves bending those "grey areas" you often find (or not find) in custody agreements. Last time I had to go to court, I asked over and over and over again for very specific]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/familylaw/@miklkent/grey-areas-of-your-custody-agreement-dealing-with-ignored-communication</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/familylaw/@miklkent/grey-areas-of-your-custody-agreement-dealing-with-ignored-communication</guid><category><![CDATA[familylaw]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miklkent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2018 15:36:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmibCEtUYHoE161X1U8PWdWcpFBcnetSAmSc7uWU6svjt4uNcqW1ZgnthiXG4k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>