<?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, 13 Apr 2026 16:39:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@secret-account/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Accountability List - Improving]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm getting closer and closer. One of these days, very soon, I'm actually going to check every item off the accountability list! For now, I'm very nearly there. I went to sleep an hour alter than intended]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170744/@secret-account/accountability-list-improving</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170744/@secret-account/accountability-list-improving</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170744]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[secret-account]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 21:09:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stzzfxEVzqXZkPpjJYeaPS3wzWHw6edZzAgELCwk9MEJfiDhrFN1YPDQ6NoVwD8Za7Tv8LV6cPpxbZaykfmUy?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accountability List - I Am an Owl]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, I certainly tried, but it seems that despite sleep being my friend, I am not a very good friend with sleep. Yesterday's accountability list: Stay on my phone for <1 hour X Exercise ✓ Stretch ✓]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170744/@secret-account/accountability-list-i-am-an-owl</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170744/@secret-account/accountability-list-i-am-an-owl</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170744]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[secret-account]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 21:17:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBr7DPb8sXVNHaA2zt71c8fyxVv5CKcDtJBk7fAzkh5Rc1KccvKkSNFMKHUrg5uYYPMkRXnSKwXXs7L3Geh?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accountability List - Success!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not 100% success, but I did hit most of the items on my list yesterday. I still call that a success! Stay on my phone for less than 1 hour ✓ Exercise ✓ Stretch ✓ Meditate ✓ Draw or read an art history]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170744/@secret-account/accountability-list-success</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170744/@secret-account/accountability-list-success</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170744]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[secret-account]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 21:01:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2ufhwNgM3qHKGxq8wdcWKBy8iqDexVBrjhXtz71wxNzWUpaYYmsNbge81d4BZPuw1S7zWbCvR?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accountability List - Total Failure]]></title><description><![CDATA[I failed big time yesterday, and I have to take accountability for that. After all, that's the entire point of these accountability lists, isn't it? Figuring out what went wrong. The timing was spectacular,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170744/@secret-account/accountability-list-total-failure</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170744/@secret-account/accountability-list-total-failure</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170744]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[secret-account]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:48:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3q52Dkr5nBe47WB7rQ8pntHAnAG8njg1U8oRMJtGaNcbVuGadLmQoPsD836tMMehmjuZWGiTSqZkR?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accountability List - Starting Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's definitely been a bit since I've posted one of these lists. I certainly fell off some of the good habits I had been establishing, so it's high time to resume. I started off feeling quite ambitious]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170744/@secret-account/accountability-list-starting-again</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170744/@secret-account/accountability-list-starting-again</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170744]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[secret-account]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 20:04:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdmQ57LB7ESREdBqXxj2QJcWMfa615AUxvNxFU8NMRThjb45kwSXgGa5uC3DpH?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Big Ol' Laugh]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time to write a positive post for a change. Sometimes it's good to refocus away from the negatives. I like laughing. I like stand-up comedy. I like intelligent humor. Unsurprisingly, I like George Carlin!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170744/@secret-account/a-big-ol-laugh</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170744/@secret-account/a-big-ol-laugh</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170744]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[secret-account]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 21:26:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72Son36dmQdwCyMDWtKqZ7WLhWbqoowVXSLWCGCx8qv6BPHGe4Roici3eZd8pv1gHvut7dNHovVd2m?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I Am Unemployed]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am not used to being unemployed. My entire life I've either been employed or undergoing education (or both) with small exceptions of a few weeks at maximum. 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