<?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 06:40:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/smp-w51e2/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Busy Doing Nothing ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The topic for this week reminds me of 2024. At the end of the year I sat down and recap the progress I've made through the year, only to realize there was nothing tangible to show for it. The year was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@dwixer/busy-doing-nothing--7ev</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@dwixer/busy-doing-nothing--7ev</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dwixer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 23:00:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZpyrxS2SkTmJWbp6HS9vTS9QrNgfzBWJk4w2LG5imYfs1WuEvdJjtJHt1ucpGZ6nyLfjUb5Dwa1uWyokfQdB7L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unending Loop]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the major statements we hear today is “I'm busy” or “I was busy.” This has gone on to become a prevalent excuse many people give for defaulting on one engagement or the other. Be it a call missed,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@daverick/unending-loop</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@daverick/unending-loop</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[daverick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 20:08:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQygJ5a3PGGYDEXK37j6PqJQS49hP9J5bVhHkQCUzvLXpAAfMQi64tsapoSwb5p28qE4VNNXDRP3LdLfV5gwyQjELtFq5o4zNqRu7MN7wgGzvMa2K8uQ7bzC7qAra9czRCioRYFMTVnWrr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work, work, work and nothing to show ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mehnnn, I have been there once. I have experienced a situation where I was very busy yet unproductive, and do you know the worst thing? I could not help the situation even when I noticed it, because there]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@kingsleyy/work-work-work-and-nothing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@kingsleyy/work-work-work-and-nothing</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kingsleyy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:33:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9LKQ1BG3BAmr5TYaANmrJEBZ9YM8kFcX7KXZyp85t3wcqLaBb5QNux9MtWv84Z2n29ytQXXCNwXBrsT56SUTYxEzJqrRdckPBHTrCjJEGHL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Always Busy But No Products...]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is clearly that one can be busy and end up not being productive. The amount of time we spend on things or activities does not guarantee and equivalent or equal productivity to in return. Being busy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@mayor-001/always-busy-but-no-products</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@mayor-001/always-busy-but-no-products</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mayor-001]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:53:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9LKQ1BG3BAmr5TYaANmrJEBZ9YMDQuLVGEadWYkohSdtkqKqYrKoL53FDctXHooe36nmxyAz89cynKF8JT14AJdaGFQsTg6V6jcU5Q6nJSa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stuck in an endless loop]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is life? I think the answer to it is quite complicated, and people can think about it from a different perspective, and everyone is right. Some people think that surviving and living are the same]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@intishar/stuck-in-an-endless-loop-avg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@intishar/stuck-in-an-endless-loop-avg</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[intishar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:19:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9pr5TawTXKLFLNSGgrEgWMU2SaiW4aPpitCvg61Q6bujVZLi79FUWAPiundGVznTvuHdgFKXqFRecNiG9RE8h97bxBpbyQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Directions In A Distracted World.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have come to a point in life where I certainly know for sure that being busy doesn't necessarily mean you are making progress and I have had my fair shares, instances where I used to press phone all]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@graceze/finding-directions-in-a-distracted-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@graceze/finding-directions-in-a-distracted-world</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[graceze]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:45:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqfBtgXs2hHKQGmmZHcVxQeyeVWJXTv85NFUvX4yJyfeBuk5761FzEcb9sRdz27Jhq3LQdHaLudAfuT7U9fv4xjgqGa91AW14NfAStJ6YcxsWgH4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyze yourself to free yourself from the option that binds you to your freedom [ENG/ESP]]]></title><description><![CDATA[ENGLISH Hey everyone, your favorite little incubus cat here! You'll see when I want to enjoy your lovely vitality forever, naturally. Tell me, who would let me take their lovely vitality through the comments?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@misticogama/analyze-yourself-to-free-yourself-from-the-option-that-binds-you-to-your-freedom-engesp-kcu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@misticogama/analyze-yourself-to-free-yourself-from-the-option-that-binds-you-to-your-freedom-engesp-kcu</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[misticogama]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:05:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdqJorCLnfauvZdwTKWtZntNNHJWscF8tzCtf99qUUWTqZL1JeDB5wb6cuX6Ajgya2A3QtP1P1F63C48gUnSDDpQ77vKz9RTgzr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE BUSY LIFE WE CREATE FOR OURSELVES]]></title><description><![CDATA[IMAGE SOURCE Our minds are always busy, even when we are doing nothing. We are busy thinking about our next step, considering how to sustain our lifestyle, how long our resources will last if we lose our]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@rishagamo/the-busy-life-we-create</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@rishagamo/the-busy-life-we-create</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rishagamo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:00:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZpooWNJn278rqA8Bcb7hyGjveMrQU1tJRgN5X57e11apWU1uQhtgZAaYdom1fPdetWvKZLg18nD2rCsaw8rwjt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life On Repeat ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The subtle trap of living the same scripted life every day is not talked about enough. In recent times, the level of busyness we see around us has far exceeded what we used to know years back. 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Trust you are enjoying the weather at your location. The harmattan became obvious at my end]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@cagolistic/motion-without-progress-the-deceipt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@cagolistic/motion-without-progress-the-deceipt</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cagolistic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:03:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4Zpz7EMvtWooX2RGdYhETV6Jyov4F6VdRuUsXfcwv4FmwdjiirnG4bjKKVjyS9Nyppji1AeNjekjQR9iS561sft?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Busy Doing Nothing.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, everyone. I welcome you to my blog. Some people find it difficult to believe that they can actually be busy doing nothing. 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