<?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>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:21:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@sequeira/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Favourite Picture of My Cat]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am a useless taker of pictures otherwise, and perhaps even this time, but I am really proud of this one I've taken of my cat, Desire. I believe it captures her spirit in a very realistic way. Her expression]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animalphotography/@sequeira/favourite-picture-of-my-cat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animalphotography/@sequeira/favourite-picture-of-my-cat</guid><category><![CDATA[animalphotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sequeira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 15:24:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5SshMyoVB7PpAAjWSNh391T2DrdNBQdRGT5H7w6HF48po8VX17RoftkP4Qb1jnBopgFgkb3x1zwZroZz4tASu8a6Poa9wrWLpUHPT5AkKSnnLstSD5yRSRt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven Day B&W Challenge - Entry #7]]></title><description><![CDATA[These are the rules to be taken into account: • Seven black and white images that represent an aspect of your life. • Present one image every day for seven days. • No people. • No explanation. • Nominate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@sequeira/seven-day-b-and-w-challenge-entry-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@sequeira/seven-day-b-and-w-challenge-entry-7</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sequeira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 17:44:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKnFEnBwjKLhL15SoynbgJKpQxRd1uosnQ3mVsY94BcFQKp6J77FFXrTgM9wRsbM5fCzCBfSjL871H58LeumeN5eD9FGW8J6cq3cz5DEfnVUpvjYRTY1nNi5zB2tV2L7MXen?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven Day B&W Challenge - Entry #6]]></title><description><![CDATA[These are the rules to be taken into account: • Seven black and white images that represent an aspect of your life. • Present one image every day for seven days. • No people. • No explanation. • Nominate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@sequeira/seven-day-b-and-w-challenge-entry-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@sequeira/seven-day-b-and-w-challenge-entry-6</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sequeira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 18:15:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMq63RZ4P5tMZZAw3LebaF5b1xynufFhUo5bxgva4xkhADaPoNc65452b4ysfqjgRatErn2pmrbuwu6LXMAMLhLoTc78bqLSiaJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven Day B&W Challenge - Entry #5]]></title><description><![CDATA[These are the rules to be taken into account: • Seven black and white images that represent an aspect of your life. • Present one image every day for seven days. • No people. • No explanation. • Nominate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@sequeira/seven-day-b-and-w-challenge-entry-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@sequeira/seven-day-b-and-w-challenge-entry-5</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sequeira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 18:17:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5SsjaKy4caZmydUS9fTnKg9SUXHmjv52A2AULZBhWUu4NjHgjiZyXBJTSFEhBqz9wfns7XD1kWQiL4h8YLwnpH7iYQk7JwNQmgwFsBCTvN7vwT121ajADoc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prideful Silence — A Short Story in Under 300 words]]></title><description><![CDATA[He died a sad lonely man. He wouldn't admit being sad, but the loneliness was undeniable for all to see. He would claim in his younger days about how he didn't need anyone and was happy being all alone.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story-300words/@sequeira/prideful-silence-a-short-story-in-under-300-words</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story-300words/@sequeira/prideful-silence-a-short-story-in-under-300-words</guid><category><![CDATA[story-300words]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sequeira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2018 09:31:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbvo2DTJv1i6qm8z4ixTabBTrjod4QQFag9uAoRJCYWnR3GkV3gXXcho5AjwAzCHixuhrSeFsyrX63CWqp8EfsKT4Xuk9TBC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven Day B&W Challenge - Entry #4]]></title><description><![CDATA[These are the rules to be taken into account: • Seven black and white images that represent an aspect of your life. • Present one image every day for seven days. • No people. • No explanation. • Nominate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@sequeira/seven-day-b-and-w-challenge-entry-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@sequeira/seven-day-b-and-w-challenge-entry-4</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sequeira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2017 21:01:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5Ssiu3GazPEPo2SSbLJRmPpcGNifegScQ2drBPJAfZm2nwLz31J5rE2heW3wam76ZXb9vcA1Fj7xwGt4n2LYd3CxFSAaebyNJy9e6Ud8KbyXKP5atrKj8kW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven Day B&W Challenge - Entry #3]]></title><description><![CDATA[These are the rules to be taken into account: • Seven black and white images that represent an aspect of your life. • Present one image every day for seven days. • No people. • No explanation. • Nominate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blackandwhitephotography/@sequeira/seven-day-b-and-w-challenge-entry-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blackandwhitephotography/@sequeira/seven-day-b-and-w-challenge-entry-3</guid><category><![CDATA[blackandwhitephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sequeira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 14:34:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMpYVbRBhV7bNBQgbE7neQcT56w3XF7QMsF8athtqvbjUysKZ685nWXUTcNoMjcWREFVoeizYKHNUCz4XLgJzgM91kNC5QC7hQJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven Day B&W Challenge - Entry #2]]></title><description><![CDATA[These are the rules to be taken into account: • Seven black and white images that represent an aspect of your life. • Present one image every day for seven days. • No people. • No explanation. • Nominate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@sequeira/seven-day-b-and-w-challenge-entry-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@sequeira/seven-day-b-and-w-challenge-entry-2</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sequeira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2017 17:36:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMq7MZyQLkdxairXdbNNZpsHza7dakibV4wN7J3SXutTuEjqsAVRXHTkT7k6BkCqBHvLX7Ub5roZm2ScoMFKiWGD8ZdskFwCKnN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven Day B&W Challenge - Entry #1]]></title><description><![CDATA[These are the rules to be taken into account: • Seven black and white images that represent an aspect of your life. • Present one image every day for seven days. • No people. • No explanation. • Nominate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@sequeira/seven-day-b-and-w-challenge-entry-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@sequeira/seven-day-b-and-w-challenge-entry-1</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sequeira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2017 19:44:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH8q6FEif2uzpmXjQNog2n2huWTcwnAGw9F8zJdzxZ8ZYFEFd6VNkJaSveBy7vX8ZaSSWSK8VW74VxHuN88fk8CxxkgR9NMZt4awurLzwCyFEWNn9EXYoH7iZ3ZJYab3hEBeMWMU9U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[WARNING: GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS] An Underrated Disorder: Dermatophagia]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have had a habit since a long time. A very bad habit, if I may. I never really took it seriously or even paid much notice to it since it wasn't harming anyone, not even me (in my opinion, at least).]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@sequeira/an-underrated-disorder-dermatophagia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@sequeira/an-underrated-disorder-dermatophagia</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sequeira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2017 19:37:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQygJ5o4E4YsR6KuTuBhGAA2rLTVpRpryKbm4BRH9REw4tWCEF5goUoAWpEqgGxhprm9dgzMqkua4PWboF6hdk8pt7qfBqBYU4dFjnNoHmfWfRUCuStTL67Dasng2JuUmiq361DCJTPQD4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do we form good and bad decisions?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The process by which we reach the decisions we make is quite complex and nuanced. 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It not only depends on the situation, but also on the types of personalities of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@sequeira/parenting-getting-the-balance-just-right</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@sequeira/parenting-getting-the-balance-just-right</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sequeira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 19:13:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbgwCUXgp1siY7HjuRg5KpddfQ1U5cA8BeBoi228fiZUHDWWftmrHd9VQHdF8FYwpjq2c1FxvELeq8VEX1d1uB86xbvFoBBMN7EF1pKjV7YK8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revival of Reading]]></title><description><![CDATA[I used to be a very avid reader when I was a child. 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Such beliefs often take]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@sequeira/self-fulfilling-prophecies-and-beliefs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@sequeira/self-fulfilling-prophecies-and-beliefs</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sequeira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2017 17:50:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3xgfzS2SyJfvWeCHbf48UxjNaGRpFoeHEz8ZBnsC5dChnj5DrgLBWyN2kU4eMESPuojuqLnS2jjYJQk9BNuyESx72y1sfVxW9zKizJ4J79?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is Involved In Persuading?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is continuous effort from all directions to change our minds. Change our minds about what? It could be anything. That this fruit juice is better than the one you are currently drinking. 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A relatable example]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@sequeira/dissecting-human-rationality-magical-thinking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@sequeira/dissecting-human-rationality-magical-thinking</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sequeira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:33:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbtX1kbQZM5uF2zNUsRCrTYWCDgZDancSV9ERtpUFhj1w3C5NCmfS4ayWpTt9K4ZTogpEGFme45pt5rdtbFDzHT2K2Ut5CNi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise of Consumerism in a "Modern" World [Part 6: Advertising and Marketing]]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is uncertain whether consumerism is a natural human tendency or has been artificially induced. 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He says that when we are burdened with other stress such]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@sequeira/rise-of-consumerism-in-a-modern-world-part-5-impulses-and-cravings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@sequeira/rise-of-consumerism-in-a-modern-world-part-5-impulses-and-cravings</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sequeira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:55:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi5xsGsUDYUN1LNu9Qi8onYittfhSMCpK247C9Q29DEYjZHJ1FHbKzU9uFgnMMm4YMU9nBCPp3KYiVRybnR6a5U2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise of Consumerism in a "Modern" World [Part 4: Role of Peer Pressure]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research has found evidence to support the idea that peer pressure and the need for social acceptance that is largely prevalent amongst adolescents, teenagers, and even those in their  twenties, is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@sequeira/rise-of-consumerism-in-a-modern-world-part-4-role-of-peer-pressure</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@sequeira/rise-of-consumerism-in-a-modern-world-part-4-role-of-peer-pressure</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sequeira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2017 19:03:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsKQG7nhCXMsgXxUQHwtJm4rGgDFSP27G8NsdCbgKrGNsVuULcNEregbM1c2jgFneFp56V9RhteTpVjkUcr8wzFf9uLi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>