<?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, 21 Apr 2026 09:43:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/hl-w176e3/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Gap year is not excuse for procrastination ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good day, amazing people of the Hive Blockchain. Welcome back to my blog. It is another edition in the #hivelearners community. I am so delighted to participate in this week's prompt, gap year. source]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@cindynancy/gap-year-is-not-excuse-for-procrastination--exw</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@cindynancy/gap-year-is-not-excuse-for-procrastination--exw</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cindynancy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 02:07:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC6cVkxqv8kz4A9SqCsS2TqPij5m2yvMxByuDjCQ3pV3iJY3B9fpafwzuR7JPQhdY17oBPiDSAtG9sqkgMVwsnVBbXVihiHEtow3MG75xJ4vtYMEg8MM2n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gap Year Should Be Used Properly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello to all hive users 🤗❤️🙏 Hope you all are healthy and doing great in your life🙂 Many children of the same age group study together in school or college. You must have noticed that there is a lot]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@abhay2695/gap-year-should-be-used</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@abhay2695/gap-year-should-be-used</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[abhay2695]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2025 23:40:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4Zq3Rd7RnsykQ2dHQ6DgY4FixEVzpvzwauoZSP1odSKjTYdpyvBcmRdP74sPLZ7NMJRPfiCQKGNCUT1fGE6Dzna?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Recalibrated One]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gap years are not happenstances that I can lay claim to their wide occurrence around me. 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Every person's life is not the same and we see that there are many people whose parents are fulfilling their every need and every expense and they continue their studies in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@djbravo/a-break-will-be-taken</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@djbravo/a-break-will-be-taken</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[djbravo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2025 22:47:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqASPAqXGPakzgncLgnonBpRauPEjcNcSSjiNBzk7RznxRwAD662vWAshw3QdXYrRPPDgL2aiKQLbnXRWAddpmvfQkQELN62rrFniTzyxQUSqAtKrzmf1phSZqNCtHgtoHu1Y4nyZmugCE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When shutting down becomes a necessity to enhance value and productivity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyone at some point in time needs a break to revitalize and regain used-up energy physically, mentally, and otherwise. The way the workflow system of many organizations is designed is to the extent]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@corneliusoke/when-shutting-down-becomes-a-necessity-to-enhance-value-and-productivity-9wp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@corneliusoke/when-shutting-down-becomes-a-necessity-to-enhance-value-and-productivity-9wp</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[corneliusoke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2025 22:00:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCS9aHyeSRgAhi8Yr4VER92uDRCFCyzF8ko1DC3Kt7mKLSHNRGoQha7KkviZQLrcrzyf4SrV4eY5KwDFJa6CvkJbHk677HBiPnnpPYWkVbLhjFc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming the Best Version of Yourself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal development is the journey of becoming better not for others, but for yourself. 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]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever been in a situation where you have been constantly chasing your dreams, working so hard and even seeing results but discovered that you are losing yourself? Well, I have been there many times.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@emreal/taking-a-gap-year-a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@emreal/taking-a-gap-year-a</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emreal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2025 15:01:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqHQdUU8x47mLMCuFYTDnbN8K1T4rpqd7ahaiP6FnYoy6NfMewNaGd1Gw2XCJHiPwfWm94xXM3utckRRC3rjbc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mental Health and the Gap Year: Time to Heal, Grow, and Reset]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life itself is a pressure on its own; every day, waking up to witness and experience new and old things and giving your best to be productive in this competitive world, is a pressure. Growing up, I have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@mikechrist/mental-health-and-the-gap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@mikechrist/mental-health-and-the-gap</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikechrist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2025 15:01:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE39wnVYv47EAMFVwAxea8Qpem6Ft75huDx1GhdXdRHXpXdkAgHaQmQizT3HtRxtMcByhXxBGZoQQTK94TYxAUJMApcgWFboD6rxf4XaxBMFzasg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Tactical Retreat Is Not Quitting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Society is constantly evolving with its head up and eyes forward for its own benefit so more often than not, the concept of taking a pause in any sphere is usually regarded as Dumb Decision. Starting off]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@coderaikiri/a-tactical-retreat-is-not-quitting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@coderaikiri/a-tactical-retreat-is-not-quitting</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coderaikiri]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2025 14:22:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC6cvQqUyQjoBftCgPN8V7yd8StDK97BEbkHJGCbitxQqD4vrnnfEDXS2G6GLoKqXqza5K3mwtYQSuzDHSYr29wkGcMRY4u5q1AsDK5wjRRXf73c2H8Jj8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a Gap Year Offers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello my fellow Hivians, happy weekend and I do hope we all are having a great day? It's another day for us to explore this topic together, write, read and learn. I must say having engaged in some articles]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@marynn/what-a-gap-year-offers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@marynn/what-a-gap-year-offers</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marynn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2025 14:09:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCYS9Kzngun9HHnhdvQh9a9k5hYiopFC6dtthEy3p6hbFngHVTKZag5tqTGAJh3M5GgWtV4uDaEVecYaJVwLDxjy8GkuYicdrYp1TzH6S8jYw6N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strike the iron while it is hot...take no pause.]]></title><description><![CDATA[All work and no play is said to make Jack a dull boy. That is something I have heard since like forever. This goes to imply that one should endeavour to take some time to rest while they are working on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@beckyroyal/strike-the-iron-while-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@beckyroyal/strike-the-iron-while-it</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beckyroyal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2025 13:51:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqhH5ymuSt5MMXPfKDeYyBUmEAuCbx5V4wCvzu2fpDcFWdVaGiGf2uDvUCkuneGsp4SUKDSQTc3WGMqaiXek4e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>