<?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, 03 May 2026 17:11:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/hot/mindset/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Learning + Emotions = Disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know I am not writing good enough to attract too many. This was the very reason I stopped writing a while back. Image: Generated with Peakd AI First, it was the writer's block, then there was the lack]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@mobi72/learning--emotions-disaster</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@mobi72/learning--emotions-disaster</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mobi72]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 16:51:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCYU95bJMsNcGpYs9FUnD7oFzXUn6HGcudmhd2ioqUbBgnRHHxxZpJUHgiM9tDyeKbjUDuVVbgFdZJMBKHxXn8aN52yQdruUPymkrhj3rafjGa2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunday Funday: 3rd May, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[This will be a weekly Sunday hangout between friends, where everyone else is also invited to join in on the conversations. A Sunday party for Hive users to interact and just talk crap about whatever happens]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@tarazkp/sunday-funday-3rd-may-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@tarazkp/sunday-funday-3rd-may-2026</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tarazkp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 07:32:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprHGZr92j2SrTTU447YEk1Agoga1LfzgM6pcabrUZB6kP98MVRVp5sD9Rq2n9XLw9HMPttyjEG57JNsVAugwz4TjZc9Uy7TgxqKgiG9zHLp8a5r6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being 'Good' or 'Evil': Do We Really Have A Choice?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quick context. To even begin unpacking the question in the title, you have to go back to something basic but uncomfortable. Why do we behave the way we do? Do we choose to be good, or are we just following]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-186424/@chris-chris92/being-good-or-evil-do-we-really-have-a-choice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-186424/@chris-chris92/being-good-or-evil-do-we-really-have-a-choice</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-186424]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chris-chris92]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 08:01:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJRYoXoHmhBazzYLEapA6tzrGJaeDtbubSjuv6uqYr8UwXas3aokzTcVAw2jGXwPqaNX8Cvj3Nus5uuGQk4ojKRhS2WCV7Nq54guP74gzqBoCNZmPg3rK36W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[They would've changed the world.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I forgot to clip my toe nails. Which generally isn't a problem, they're well guarded inside socks (I bough new ones, so most don't even have holes), inside sneakers or shoes or whatever I use to protect]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@beelzael/they-wouldve-changed-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@beelzael/they-wouldve-changed-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-168869]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beelzael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 00:56:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCRVUgup5bzMKrXmRgbmJLzR6C7vT5bjAxyiYjtK2nEVKRZYGLwfj5LvtKrYqmJHNohRgZ8F3AsyygYNVsKo1f3VGQF6ynn1bg4wsgxZJe2HcRU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Important and relevant reflection...]]></title><description><![CDATA[True maturity is when one "is" and continues to "be" in a position and after the position one has and this applies in any public or private personal relationship at work or professionally.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@janitzearratia/important-and-relevant-reflection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@janitzearratia/important-and-relevant-reflection</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janitzearratia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 00:17:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNho1d5owNvLc9kLkZETgqoQLu9zcBbNBbDDEp9W4DbuZJudA3smFXZNfCnDgQSJtP7X43GJanFUXo4DsYx3iRpgAcrHzKbBuVRdxZPn4DcHjVG3B1gNbbsNJzrZLpBmZv8Yk46bsHys3P2zv45zCYS9aLK34HmpbB7fLKQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's Your Plan?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few years ago, you went to the store, filled your shopping cart, went to the cashier, where you were told how much you had to pay. Then you got the receipt, that you threw away right after. Today things]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@erikah/whats-your-plan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@erikah/whats-your-plan</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178138]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[erikah]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 13:43:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCTRKBH17kiTQ5W12Uu25XmxQPY7cQWb4h2Y9Rp1qvQggVzeJbFa4ZkxSYxD2paNYqypMPVAgRwnTQRijs9zTjM9pDfQrJF2xkkifTSxVU8BwLa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What We Don’t Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[I read something online about how people fake things and how some people hide their struggles behind a smile. The truth is that we all have one thing or another we are trying to figure out in life. 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