<?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>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:35:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/monkeymind/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Brain Dump | Morning Musings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don't let anyone robs your time.... Talking about our time management sounds cliche, but personally, it’s another massive revelation. 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The lifestyle trap is real and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@macchiata/brain-dump-morning-musings-64</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@macchiata/brain-dump-morning-musings-64</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196233]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macchiata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4PG7qiS2SfyUvr6dYdfY9dD2dKMgEr3y5Q3wCMnAJx8WBV7eD4mrgY3MAFFxoSsgFZUZ8cmCM8XJwpcnCqkbnBn1Z4Pd88e1aFnNv9Fh6C2GUMBhg2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain Dump | Morning Musings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Diction matters.... I've talked about how I got back into tutoring lately and the last topic we've discussed was how to choose a proper diction. 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