<?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>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:23:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/giving-up/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Give Up Giving Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Give up giving up.” I came across that statement some time back when a friend posted it. For me, it seemed like a smaller version of a paradox; where if you had looked at it immediately, with no effort]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178437/@daverick/give-up-giving-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178437/@daverick/give-up-giving-up</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[daverick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 17:18:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Eq1zasb1fegfPGHb5iie34Z3Pa48C74ZkChauTdPihqbdQPVseEYd1EDi25Y3r4T89rbRVjukVucbn4JbS85rE7WXizJkEzTiF2ZtuZwkcfs4QsUz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kept Going, Didn't Give Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[I bet that no one relishes the idea of giving up. You won't see a man or woman proud about the fact that he or she gave up on something, especially not when it would of benefit to their future and well-being.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109584/@daverick/kept-going-didnt-give-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109584/@daverick/kept-going-didnt-give-up</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109584]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[daverick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2025 16:41:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Eq1zasb1fegfPGEiw56Wz8buaGupeXwrFsMxvCbLqbjHALYsCk7hMFMNWXeWaeNBXi7nn34aKKmZA75X8tpyqMbLGcRrMahaMejH4G9fKmTfpeR1G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Between Giving Up And Moving Forward: The Nigerian Spirit.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most times when I wake up, I do feel as if its on my chest the whole world is resting on, the weight of unfulfilled dreams, broken promises and various missed opportunities. Sincerely, most times when]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@marsdave/between-giving-up-and-moving-forward-the-nigerian-spirit-4y7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@marsdave/between-giving-up-and-moving-forward-the-nigerian-spirit-4y7</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marsdave]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 06:06:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4PG8ZjWUdh7VDc5o6enq3L3FFtT7q3fFt3BGTzcUWKRFWfSHQzGSrop61RbvFYhR9WH34zotDM1FSWNvS1btGiA9VbYBJwAgM16GyXyX866B6HVbYS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I sooooooo wanted to give up on my website, but guess what?!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been building a new website from scratch. There has been So Much To Learn! I had another hurdle this morning when I realised that the 150+ blog posts I've written in preparation for the new launch]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-117084/@consciouscat/i-sooooooo-wanted-to-give-up-on-my-website-but-guess-what</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-117084/@consciouscat/i-sooooooo-wanted-to-give-up-on-my-website-but-guess-what</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-117084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[consciouscat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 08:01:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCPyoZTnndQT6siRnJNkpXSMB4gKogsUV65dtrKHsv1rLecL39nptxpZs3e8MrFKdQj1vcEfcjCAUacHEXcjCbJhuEK58gNNPGYVi6sLqz2hhv4aqojfHEuk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things I am Quitting]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm quitting the news cycle except for Mondays. I'm quitting reading unnecessary things. I'm quitting going to bed after 11PM. I'm quitting pointless struggle. I'm quitting pointless escapism. I'm quitting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@voxxe/things-i-am-quitting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@voxxe/things-i-am-quitting</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[voxxe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2019 20:52:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit Does not Work for Beginners]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is very difficult for a green apple on Steemit like me to get upvotes to my articles, so confusing how one can earn from this site. Others are raking it with post that are just a few hours old and they]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newbie/@syntaxoverflow/steemit-does-not-work-for-beginners</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newbie/@syntaxoverflow/steemit-does-not-work-for-beginners</guid><category><![CDATA[newbie]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[syntaxoverflow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2018 08:27:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt22f55LudEZymbb4gFEz1dwZGf4X5SmaCtrEyNxsxpv8SpqS6QN14eJwUq9MMfRmguzPhYtY8pSvkxuVYfp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death of Steemit at this rate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finally able to post.. but not many post or upvotes ...before the infamous insufficient RC comes and haunts a low powered new user... I dont know how long this user experience will last.. but if it is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/rant/@leetahsar/death-of-steemit-at-this-rate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/rant/@leetahsar/death-of-steemit-at-this-rate</guid><category><![CDATA[rant]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leetahsar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2018 16:22:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[#ULOG LIFE.PERCENT.DREAMS.FUTURE.DESTINATION.WISDOM  WISE. HUNGRY .WIN. GIVING UP. Hopo04#.
what kind of life style are you living now..? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[🗣"Be not hasty and rushed for things that have yet to come to pass. Do you think it is wise to pick fruits before they become ripe? Tomorrow is non-existent, having no reality today, so why should]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/lifestyle/@hopo04/ulog-life-percent-dreams-future-destinat-2018-07-18-16-45-24</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/lifestyle/@hopo04/ulog-life-percent-dreams-future-destinat-2018-07-18-16-45-24</guid><category><![CDATA[lifestyle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopo04]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2018 16:39:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKXZXuHan9Pov9WTNx8JQQWCNhYZYVXZihCw84BfRszmBz6fZQ6ZUTWXRx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giving Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[I once watched a poor woman with a kid on her back struggling everyday, come rain come sun. To me I felt sad that I couldn't help and apart from that, I was left with a question to myself, " Poor]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/giving-up/@lilkeszi/giving-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/giving-up/@lilkeszi/giving-up</guid><category><![CDATA[giving-up]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lilkeszi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2018 14:04:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmEwHnsXKML7xF4NE4zxEVyvENsPKp9LmDaFv1Q4v9EU4beGkNVpPEcMc6VhwCuvqXeRsSSvpVCdjsd2mTKZFv6vbNw2Fs3KD6jBZbsg9AZBZeRPrk98zwP6mxyatYokj5mhp3fqhg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wise Man Words About Giving Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[their heart grew coldthey let their wings down Author: Sappho]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/giving-up/@travelmaster/20180414t024833798z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/giving-up/@travelmaster/20180414t024833798z</guid><category><![CDATA[giving-up]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[travelmaster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2018 02:48:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy8t1w6u4AC4ZL8T4kvFVGTgSvkWhUneUKjLH9io2opbVqGA4EaaNekpCd4W7bZfvgwocrx4QJ6WrxzVZBLb8rKQjaKogboNVdcHZszLxtrGVDEHjXt4HNFP3U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to go through difficulties as a programmer (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Programming is tough We step back from the technical details to talk about life issues as a programmer. Everyone has bad days as a programmer, but its to be expected. 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Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end." Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart Life always]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@stbrians/the-ultimate-solution-to-never-giving-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@stbrians/the-ultimate-solution-to-never-giving-up</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stbrians]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 04:39:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxzftTQC9cMjfdHH2NaaSczPZJVQZN9NZUZdAr4d219guqnfrJQgs6KncFKAr1gpSJCLiRk1Uj3e5LZv11xANNrcVX2eUwS1u9Vp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[That look of Despair, When Steemit had Bashed your Expectations]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the urge to bail kicks in!!!! 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