<?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>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 02:43:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@vieira/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Perfectionism is not my best friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Note: This is my first post in this community (and my first time posting in a community at all), so if you think that my post violates any of the rules, that I posted this in the wrong community or that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@vieira/perfectionism-is-not-my-best-friend</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@vieira/perfectionism-is-not-my-best-friend</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vieira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 20:02:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/P1nnPUkSmoNZUPSHskeKCo5DjBzpEki7ma5Lc3jwSnBNznEsDFvUWU5RwMuFkHnCXr8GmogkVUqwscecEt6LvURqfTeigERYegeuAU6VH4gfJmwabco7YTBkQew4KCXvnTXbqWt6jA1Aa7uMpXU9ogw32K7GFFdmkVr7z8KkM2GzZ9UrfovSqgsn5E2L48ifK2MEyMsiUjxRAQonF19Hghqq5RQcbVCN5Qd21wosXDwAze7m6qpRhDoEAgDGoSqXustK5ranGo2KxYNabXHnD3PjR4Xj5obSfoRv1jh?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A short story and the reality of fiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I'm going to share another little cautionary tale I made that had been rattling around in my head for some time. I think I could have polished it more but in the end, I decided to leave it like that.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/reflection/@vieira/a-short-story-and-the-reality-of-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/reflection/@vieira/a-short-story-and-the-reality-of-fiction</guid><category><![CDATA[reflection]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vieira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 20:08:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgqyc52akN9rUxQfC5ruGgFCQMvjrGK1xA8EMDTSfMa2jhZYx7GQjzPNE7cqRo9AmHimUkR3w3jasp8qSyeW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Words and their meaning]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you look up the word “dervish” in the dictionary, you will find a definition similar to this: “a member of a Muslim religious order noted for devotional exercises.” Now if you know what “a member of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@vieira/words-and-their-meaning</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@vieira/words-and-their-meaning</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vieira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 20:33:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMdvSSM3YPY82SEa7SJvsvpWtBM6Y7qtxHYyEXyY92uMycDc2KSimwXixtEk6aNUCheAGxHGdsLPLdEyxbWhQzr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courage and overcoming fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lately, one thing I've been doing is anxiety challenges. 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When I say illusion I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@vieira/on-the-illusory-nature-of-death</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@vieira/on-the-illusory-nature-of-death</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vieira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2025 20:05:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2zVCcpeJW4jyLMe4SBCP2M3v5P6nK7tbE5V8BpXvLo6it8goF4FC9kcXMvwZobxbUte2doKwZFpGzRDGM6FE92junD2ZDg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dreams, intuition and the realm of the psyche]]></title><description><![CDATA[Human perception of the physical world basically depends on five senses that correspond in turn to five layers of physical reality. Sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. I think there is one more organ]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@vieira/dreams-intuition-and-the-psyche-realm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@vieira/dreams-intuition-and-the-psyche-realm</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vieira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 20:12:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqhvFxe6kJsBQt8J1eb3eSRLLhGbiz6esYzrPreRCxyoGPrWojwXUBU5cLBvBBkPZCX1hPYG6o6tn8CV58?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is the real fool?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I remember once, when I was in high school, we were in geography class and a girl stood up and asked the teacher a question. The question was, why is it colder in the mountains than on the common surface]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/reflection/@vieira/who-is-the-real-fool</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/reflection/@vieira/who-is-the-real-fool</guid><category><![CDATA[reflection]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vieira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 20:50:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeLuau3m8MumiUXfA7eZTW31v33oUtB9pXemBP5VLDb9kdmLW7sRmbUqZm85rmvFtzGGozWB59E8P4kPoJY1uD4Rk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some thoughts on humility]]></title><description><![CDATA[One thing I have learned during my life through my own experience is that being humble is not simply a virtue that one can set out to be, but rather it is a reality that one comes to accept. It is not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thoughts/@vieira/some-thoughts-on-humility</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thoughts/@vieira/some-thoughts-on-humility</guid><category><![CDATA[thoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vieira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:04:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi5xsGsUDYUN1LNu9Qi8onYittfhSMCpK247CjiYsJRMMDv4kJiGGYk4Ch8ge2Xb73PCkU67zYq2suDDTuQUiWXG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing & healing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I want to write and share my experience about writing, and how it has helped me heal, or at least helped me in the process. So, first things first. 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And in one of its chapters there was an interesting thought]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thoughts/@vieira/failure-101-a-thought-experiment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thoughts/@vieira/failure-101-a-thought-experiment</guid><category><![CDATA[thoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vieira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 20:04:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqhvFxe6kJsBQt8J1eb3eSRLLhGbiz6esYzrMEYs3Cqsm8Tyn2RMhnpLBFNmW3AWHGuz6NtmG63Rr4GpRt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's not rocket science]]></title><description><![CDATA[One thing I have come to learn over the past few years is that most things are often easier and less complicated than they appear at first glance. Steve Jobs once said: Everything around you that you call]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/reflection/@vieira/it-s-not-rocket-science</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/reflection/@vieira/it-s-not-rocket-science</guid><category><![CDATA[reflection]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vieira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:01:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMdvSSM3YPY82SEa7SJvsvpWtBM6Y7qtxHYyNr49z9P9x8qRtCkY8uK214k3sFAnssRCbXigFfK4127Dgk4SXGJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's not what you have, it's what you want]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was listening to a Buddhist monk talking about suffering, and he was saying, according to some scientific studies, people have a baseline regarding happiness. 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I don't know, it seems like every time I try to come back something comes up, a situation happens, and I get pulled away from writing.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@vieira/life-hardships-and-evolution</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@vieira/life-hardships-and-evolution</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vieira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 20:02:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMdvSSM3YPY82SEa7SJvsvpWtBM6Y7qtxHYyEXyY92uN3T651X7xE8vZbbDk4F67U2yqBYFLzkw7ZH24YSZQw2W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The universe is talking, are you listening?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think that while sometimes the unbeliever sees the universe and asks for proof, the one who wants to believe must simply keep quiet and observe. 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Is beauty only physical? What is beauty? I'll start by saying what I think. Some say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I find this statement to be not true.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thoughts/@vieira/on-beauty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thoughts/@vieira/on-beauty</guid><category><![CDATA[thoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vieira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 21:32:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCjxabcGGBnZbuUZwevZwNDMdSYnqefehex4WZi1JyyToQCHsiAuAfX5wxXn2AZtrsWeNzLRa7JRKkq6igiuYakzfMspttQk1yLTzkJGfj6V4GCKBgVUosrdLZyo4a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On skillful conversations and asking questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[What differentiates a lazy thinker from a deeper thinker? 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