<?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, 24 May 2026 18:18:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/hive-engin/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[You can stare at a light bulb for a long time...]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can stare at a light bulb for a long time and still feel drained, because at the very least, this activity has stolen your time. But one quick glance at a sunset can spark a wave of inspiration for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@barski/you-can-stare-at-a-light-bulb-for-a-long-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@barski/you-can-stare-at-a-light-bulb-for-a-long-time</guid><category><![CDATA[waivio]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[barski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 05:39:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxsTkPYAARp78o5cJA1o6Chv9x98TzCFT6v5HxcueaqVoA3eu1gPrrt6D16j84b8tFFP81tRjKy2hF8z1osapWEEzADM2yZZKtmMdUFujY1p6GGSog3Prw1yK92ZXqsGWzbT8SiQaHmx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents and teachers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents and teachers, when raising children, try to guide them along the right path in life, which is often seen as a mere projection of some unrealistic dreams of the aforementioned educators. You can]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@barski/parents-and-teachers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@barski/parents-and-teachers</guid><category><![CDATA[waivio]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[barski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 05:22:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9WAkCvNA69u5SbV2GoPtywteWwL9ein7YJKyQeU69n7ESKsmaNxRVNqZ3BXUA2YapKXwwDNWrj8jdQbvUtudg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rural Mining.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rural Mining. Some time ago, I came across a short, humorous video where a man living in a village said he was mining chicken eggs, cow's milk, pig manure, and other things that could only be mined in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@barski/rural-mining</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@barski/rural-mining</guid><category><![CDATA[waivio]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[barski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 05:07:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjnzh6yEmA2NPZ4SA3gMxP22V1B7CpAc43aMfGA3eNir8mD7BSNnnT7MFeFmHZcBAJPNtBRBKWQxhumtWUiS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheap WOW with a discount! :)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cheap WOW with a discount! :) Everyone has their own life experience, observations, and summaries of them, so my thoughts can't be generalized to everyone; they are very individual. Therefore, please treat]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@barski/cheap-wow-with-a-discount</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@barski/cheap-wow-with-a-discount</guid><category><![CDATA[waivio]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[barski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 07:49:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt2NHaw4ibBoMBSLdmn5i7y7s25a6WXLp2KS2teXgHVskKMc7t1yisNCQ98TJLdc7q2pMgb35g22SxGJv4XQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chickens in cages.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chickens in cages. I've long since stopped being surprised by how, as soon as I study something in some detail, suddenly, out of nowhere, lol, I come across a completely different technology that, apparently,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@barski/chickens-in-cages</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@barski/chickens-in-cages</guid><category><![CDATA[waivio]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[barski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 08:36:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt2hbNzNeBRrDSJu1p6rHUVC8j1sRPsz1R5UBdnEBRTF8uzwpXHDzST98MieHoREGhKoS1R1z3hyt2quif7k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deceptive grace.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deceptive grace. Thinking about a new post, I was sifting through my photo archive, searching for a clue to an important meaning, or an idea that isn't just sitting there waiting for me to reach out to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@barski/deceptive-grace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@barski/deceptive-grace</guid><category><![CDATA[waivio]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[barski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:36:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmF7VrUokXh2mEcYVJW6s37rBtGfYULRr6AeVyCweCW3pQACo9CNEJojhbWSydusSqDMzYxWyqDqQDxg6JWC9rfAYcNAEMTfR952tnUqUy9YoEYdDTD3Co5qReqzZ8AkpbopLCQov2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In search of an alternative.]]></title><description><![CDATA[In search of an alternative. The idea for this post was born by chance, after I couldn't upload photos through the steemit.com server. Looking for an alternative, I decided to use visual file uploading]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@barski/7juqdn-in-search-of-an-alternative</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@barski/7juqdn-in-search-of-an-alternative</guid><category><![CDATA[waivio]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[barski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:59:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPJ7gDepQpsjW4N1FN1qxEQ5WcHy2GY9VvrzXZ4r4YGM7QzdmP4RkDoBRGjduHrKdbMSto1mQAzgtENAbu61uKj5eNjQXnuC4DB7JMTtVaBp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't be sad!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don't be sad! People have plenty of reasons to be sad, lol. Yes, sometimes we have more reasons to be sad than to be happy, but there's definitely no point in getting sad looking at a rotten cherry. Perhaps]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@barski/don-t-be-sad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@barski/don-t-be-sad</guid><category><![CDATA[waivio]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[barski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 05:43:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UbErsUMrGHuCKaRWP2BTi2ZoWn1puSuLSbwteCofgCRG7TG4Cfat9LF2Tk6c4YVTZScrc6VYfPd6PQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Movement with meaning.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Movement with meaning. Sometimes, it's said that someone or something makes meaningless movements, wasting energy and effort on trivial things unworthy of our attention. For example, looking at the turbulent]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@barski/movement-with-meaning</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@barski/movement-with-meaning</guid><category><![CDATA[waivio]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[barski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 06:21:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UKujYyQ7485sdZBDtWHPW8LBdH7TnD61VjBXSwibsLLBQjjmyqf6qhFxLrQHa9qS8i51zwB5ScCVft?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a world of silhouettes.]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a world of silhouettes. It's always interesting to find yourself in another world, lol. You can test your skills, which are rarely, extremely rarely, used in the ordinary world. To get there, you don't]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@barski/in-a-world-of-silhouettes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@barski/in-a-world-of-silhouettes</guid><category><![CDATA[waivio]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[barski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 07:29:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjnzh93PZWT1uC6cgtzEtGsBKHeXczTuQSGZr1ySjPNJGuzP3tMNTWuYrzjd4vaswgFahb1PGkht2a43RAjY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Incomprehensible abundance.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Incomprehensible abundance. Sometimes people talk about some kind of abundance, but looking around, they see none. Yes, they start listing what they don't have, but what they do have doesn't fit into the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@barski/incomprehensible-abundance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@barski/incomprehensible-abundance</guid><category><![CDATA[waivio]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[barski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 06:01:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmEwHnsXKML7xF4NE4zxEVyvENsPKp9LmDaFv1ixBibNC1gASjsy2r3nm8PeuebEiM12qRzSTcdSQJFF7qKzRmLV4dyqgDfDzTtpP9LAdourxYift76w9LowUhqZL9Hc59sotv3rxE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[LOH 281 // I Would Choose Working From Office ]]></title><description><![CDATA[If there is no reason what so ever that stop going to work in the office, I prefer working from the office because it brings structure and clear boundaries to the workday. 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One that wouldn't bat an eyelid before choosing you. . One that isn't ashame to admit how much they want you.. A love that reciprocate.. Above all things.. Choose]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@amiegeoffrey/568bf80830886</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@amiegeoffrey/568bf80830886</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amiegeoffrey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:36:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLH5pWq9TKHsGg8HoPoTtsPCVq6g5jAjcWEmjE8dL72Y54MyqQs6e8eizVN5vGDHY5zjV4nUYXqov6jixfHRUtrXgZqfhHP1J75NMhNeKx5agtSV7F5PC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bicycle of Doom]]></title><description><![CDATA[The phrase “The Bicycle of Doom” can be understood as a symbolic expression that represents danger, consequences, or an inevitable path toward trouble. 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I had one of those moments recently, and it was a mix of embarrassing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@leemah1/loh-274-i-bought-something</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@leemah1/loh-274-i-bought-something</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leemah1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:30:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmWdEVr4eAeeAjJVkdny6hn5MsNnFXAuLEJmhvB4NTjUtY/1770121708408.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[ENG/ITA] Dungeon Cities: Sometimes to Go Forward You First Need to Take a Step Back]]></title><description><![CDATA[La versione italiana si trova sotto quella inglese The italian version is under the english one Dungeon Cities: Sometimes to Go Forward You First Need to Take a Step Back My journey within Dungeon Cities]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-146620/@arc7icwolf/engita-dungeon-cities-sometimes-to-go-forward-you-first-need-to-take-a-step-back</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-146620/@arc7icwolf/engita-dungeon-cities-sometimes-to-go-forward-you-first-need-to-take-a-step-back</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-146620]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arc7icwolf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:04:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLH5uBFUpUHRLMRU676zGPVfUG4HBnAfxEHut8tim24SNeC1nNzbgP8q7Wyj19ihT17QCX3b2YpUDrJzwE94Ew5bSvSjvsYbV47Qu9EvFZTrbh6vg51ga?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The referee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt // 16/1/2026 To participate click the Link Source So the last football played by Nigeria and Morocco , I was unable to watch because I was a bit busy that day and couldn't go out at night to watch]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@nsigo1/the-referee</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@nsigo1/the-referee</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nsigo1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:52:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmXzD6k9kvvHpAoZkMjotKhkNRaEhKDCEESwqvsBnbHhh7/istockphoto_637127844_612x612.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Actifit Report Card: January 15 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear Actifitters and Hivers! After eating breakfast in the morning, I was walking along the village road. But since I didn't see anything, I took a picture of my shadow. However, it's much better]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@whose/actifit-whose-20260115t091133353z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@whose/actifit-whose-20260115t091133353z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[whose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:11:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57su7J5iE4gMPMbUFBvijVP2mHLdBjR3uywkz9JiG2reyQhckgbfFH3NnZsuQyQL6Y75CNwANC8z872HNhej6Gn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>