<?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>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:40:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/futility/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Burnout... and Keeping Yourself Interested]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'll be the first to admit that I have gone through phases of burnout at various points in my life. Whereas I have mostly been pretty good at ignoring long-term stress and "keeping going" during]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/burnout-and-keeping-yourself-interested</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/burnout-and-keeping-yourself-interested</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 09:34:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHJ6f5P7HArQE3XTCa6htEiaXKp546Km1WJbNDqgkrCcJKr1LYMXsozccmP8fAmir2DJEYJewxGs3mzrsSzeXLBpAWhJGrVhPmkmBkZJALCz52WGXCyk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Beautiful Disasters as an A^^hole Gardener]]></title><description><![CDATA["This month's #creativegarden challenge asks us to reflect on why we love the Hive Garden community," @riverflows tells us in Hive Gardeners are My People. I especially love this: Hive Gardeners]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/creativegarden/@carolkean/my-beautiful-disasters-as-an-a-hole-gardener</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/creativegarden/@carolkean/my-beautiful-disasters-as-an-a-hole-gardener</guid><category><![CDATA[creativegarden]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carolkean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 14:27:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2ri2xKfRk85t7dws25hBPvsopXopGUizT52RXiYQCC17ioi1oDnY1HsLPPyzL4Tncd5qNeVo42fG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prayer: What's it good for anyway?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes I'll just post a title, because it's where my head is currently. It's been in this place of muddling through War, Plague and Famine all over the world. I just finished reading a blog from @curly-xu]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-183196/@whitelightxpress/prayer-whats-it-good-for-anyway</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-183196/@whitelightxpress/prayer-whats-it-good-for-anyway</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-183196]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[whitelightxpress]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:13:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4bEjbgCbFMvAGbwxD9CJfJUznpDy21P1gb5kciUwoKrnYbGbNVgJCYqh4D9RhpJfQaGS68UjJsEYbBGvwMs1FtaTh4gXi5iXRVzy7BZtUYKP3FwnvkJdKANxqTfavZ2AK2wTNLyZThjmKD12gMH64njjtipV78yqNYzn5guwiPDJnd9Bcr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doodle #71]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clothesline of Futility. Hello and thanks for looking at my daily doodle. I drew it just for you :) Have a great day! –The Doodler]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174301/@doodleaday/doodle-71</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174301/@doodleaday/doodle-71</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174301]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[doodleaday]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPMyuocCpNot4wbB93rZMCLj6EfZBzJV7hSMtBCUj2MFUgoQgAL817jajuKetYp88yaM5EvzkSuiweSaD8Zq8VHyBwKp2RHRzHwAMdUgdLHk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Midnight Strikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyday the cycle repeats, and life is a never-ending repetition. A machination that will continue until its eventual destruction. Some may have done their life meaningful, some may not. Some may persist]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-132410/@haraya/when-midnight-strikes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-132410/@haraya/when-midnight-strikes</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-132410]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[haraya]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:12:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[That Zombie Gnawing On Me - @Snook's Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week I went out on a limb in responding to a contest by @snook in coming up with my own New Year Cherub. Since she left the interpretation entirely up to the contestants, I felt a bit unsure of what]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@stortebeker/that-zombie-gnawing-on-me-snooks-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@stortebeker/that-zombie-gnawing-on-me-snooks-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[contest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stortebeker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2022 21:30:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonWToSX8wyQDFJGWjJvvFESxEMKSecw6emf1zvzGsxbETS3oTfYQ7tfyzX1tHyktfik6qJyAiRong4wfEwqdLELko6RBSJVr6zzZk6dwMY2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why are there so few good movies about WWI?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been particularly interested in World War One history for a couple decades now. That interest has driven me to actually seek out the few movies that actually cover WWI. There really are a dearth of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@flexbooth/why-are-there-so-few-good-movies-about-wwi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@flexbooth/why-are-there-so-few-good-movies-about-wwi</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flexbooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2021 23:27:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCU37MDJA77CHtKFy1pBuFiUM7rAyTVJzEe9xNYwSGbJQwLgdgxxQ68X9ASfiZy1y4GKvpuRFANJcH7YPWHjvsCQgT2BCKBCZZRz6h1ucSqqwgS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Something We Should Not Do Lightly - Blockchain Coffee “Futility”]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 5-min #freewrite on “Futility” 🤔... of course the first thing that pops into my head is Jordan Peterson screaming about “how dare you say you believe in god” 😆 he is a very enlightening speaker but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@d00k13/something-we-should-not-do-lightly-blockchain-coffee-futility-reo9vcop</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@d00k13/something-we-should-not-do-lightly-blockchain-coffee-futility-reo9vcop</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[d00k13]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2019 21:20:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixDg7cCZQNF97vjMRiFmwhGetRu2zwbf6GnsfS8KWzrwML7wwz8C15TjwHHCzr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Words are weapons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speaking truth.. sometimes is needed other times it’s harmful. Words are weapons, so when we speak truth it has to come out in a way that is beneficial to others... our duty is to use our speech responsibly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/truth/@austinmuhs/words-are-weapons</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/truth/@austinmuhs/words-are-weapons</guid><category><![CDATA[truth]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[austinmuhs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2019 17:12:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJZWBXFXnbnQ1FtoZhRqrTWozhqoqWHpGmpmo5rwy7fjVNDah1xDWR25yKBvZYCNW4oLZoK3ypLnptJD3RW9qbCqXNrXVweZr6zBerssZY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Answers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comes a time when answers no longer listen Generations before the last the dimming started Revelations later world muted Suffocating noise poisoning culture Decadent politics spreading viral Dumb and blind]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@billykeed/no-answers-ck6otuyg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@billykeed/no-answers-ck6otuyg</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[billykeed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2019 11:29:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9W7cNyhgL9hV7NsYr6ZWa3nvzmMZgHRA3x6ovNmVLScCkodBtwSkthrY9Ht5EaaZ4owVysDMW4CvtAHeYvoh8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[and now to demonstrate]]></title><description><![CDATA[@crypto.piotr ... A PICTURE OF MY BREAKFAST !!! delicious though that 99cents hotel-cake may be, writing poetry 6 lines long or 60, or a picture of this , or a three page essay really doesnt make a difference]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/the/@rudyardcatling/and-now-to-demonstrate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/the/@rudyardcatling/and-now-to-demonstrate</guid><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rudyardcatling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2018 04:16:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9VYZeZxYHkHNZgGHwKkPxWHiLrv3D43FhH55JCSxzzz2K7Es91kFFDTaEehsgrFcx5D4SuhdDto5KBU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hip Stick... (MoneyArt By CMOR!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I painted this today! You don't care... So I will go paint some more... Thanks for the unpaid internship!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@occupywallets/hip-stick-moneyart-by-cmor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@occupywallets/hip-stick-moneyart-by-cmor</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[occupywallets]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2018 21:51:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvSGtqdd4KU83VG7ZzF4asWaxSSbFXZK4ZgEr1B41veYQjbVgxFJt8w8SD8ygxNabYqD3B8WPGuMhmt9C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[food] humpty dumpty and the grand theory of futility]]></title><description><![CDATA[well, since the grand theory of futility has been proven once more by @berniesanders (and i REALLY had a serious lol seeing that omg) here's my breakfast ... omelette du de la au tomates et (euhm) bacon]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@maahes/food-humpty-dumpty-and-the-grand-theory-of-futility</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@maahes/food-humpty-dumpty-and-the-grand-theory-of-futility</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maahes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 15:55:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9V4BY34zVRwQty3JPTPQhenfRgbXU1dvMFxXKq1LRV4ZU87SBPtow7Hz5GkDBntg4PKg6Bn2F7oitce?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monday Ramble: Ten Million Words and Nobody Cares! Have Fun on Steemit...]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's Monday morning, and I wish I didn't have to work. Of course, none of us "have to" work; our individual lives are more accurately represented by a long string of choices and their attendant consequences.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@denmarkguy/monday-ramble-ten-million-words-and-nobody-cares-have-fun-on-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@denmarkguy/monday-ramble-ten-million-words-and-nobody-cares-have-fun-on-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 16:22:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnBBpeR5RH4jPfQ9C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[June 10 An Hour of Need]]></title><description><![CDATA["The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the Lord gives rain on the land." 1 Kings 17:14 At what point do you have so little that you stop giving]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/jesus/@autobrad/june-10-an-hour-of-need</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/jesus/@autobrad/june-10-an-hour-of-need</guid><category><![CDATA[jesus]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[autobrad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 06:21:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4bEjbgCbFMvA8T33kKpp3RsBvZue1Hns5Cwuz57pgmmNsNgShJbyHdwKE3155zPgbHAy23KtDZFGjDV825uCVkQbx4gfZCAmkZDb6VJpn2QywUSh97jrj9t8UWoQAuTYGNcoiRnNWXmaPHASHFAPzDoxZm1MMKTDYncJa5eEKQkoYParRk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AN EXERCISE IN FUTILITY: PART11]]></title><description><![CDATA[![download (4).jpg]( WHAT WE STAND TO GAIN  NOTHING Are you unsure of your status as a people pleaser? If your answer to this question is yes, then you are probably people pleaser positive did I just]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/futility/@adaobi/an-exercise-in-futility-part11</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/futility/@adaobi/an-exercise-in-futility-part11</guid><category><![CDATA[futility]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adaobi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 11:22:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9WFSPcHTp7EqGScVusGv751tNDsUVomCp5A8usvrSTbwZj8QBMBN3fyQyySa59a8QNub6C2fTrsYdP7j4AMKk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HELLO GUYS, THIS IS AN ARTICLE: AN EXERCISE IN FUTILITY: PART1.....Please Read]]></title><description><![CDATA[Try sneezing with your eyes open or even turning river Nile into dry land using a basket. I wish you good luck with that. Seriously, I do. When you are done, I do hope Guinness world book of record welcomes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/futility/@adaobi/hello-guys-this-is-an-article-an-exercise-in-futility-part1-please-read</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/futility/@adaobi/hello-guys-this-is-an-article-an-exercise-in-futility-part1-please-read</guid><category><![CDATA[futility]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adaobi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 09:56:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZjmHCHeWGSAnsQvZ7mhybemfvm8zDxwGNX7GvqqRYoR7shZk9em3Nz26GbF8EEeQLybZicWspYUN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Minute Freewrite: Cane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Find the prompt here! Cane. Sugar cane. Sugar. I love it. Rotting teeth. Futility. I never knew adulthood would be so much, what is the purpose of life? Thought I had it all figured out as a teenager,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@stinawog/5-minute-freewrite-cane</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@stinawog/5-minute-freewrite-cane</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stinawog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 05:09:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Futility]]></title><description><![CDATA[No one can teach, what you are unwilling to learn. [beyondtherituals.com]]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@diyogee/futility</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@diyogee/futility</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[diyogee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 00:49:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8neiJLjRe5G239HGktsjBaMECYLWZeDc5L89fL49BzBRsRYebcnLW1KXmktvhTAbsPXpMo4bUQStdLMK5nzNHXNGwGUn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pushing the rock]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes blogging turns suddenly from a free-flowing stream of ideas into a slog, an interminable fight with what feels like gravity, a task to rival that of Sisyphus. This is not just an artefact of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@lloyddavis/pushing-the-rock</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@lloyddavis/pushing-the-rock</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lloyddavis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 20:22:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTHiZVVqpJFK7Jg2mHspjyUdD2xSboFmW5bNXeWU2oqfipqvCDSxdf7MABngiaSDyQvB4hFVaaXZzrMo15NY6Tg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>