<?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>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:48:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/trending/wellbeing/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Fooled by a Generation]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can't save your way to wealth. There are many reasons for this and I think it is pretty obvious to most readers why this is the case, so we needn't delve into it now. Instead, I will mention a conversation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@tarazkp/fooled-by-a-generation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@tarazkp/fooled-by-a-generation</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tarazkp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:19:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprHGZr92j2SrTTU4ExeaDPpHWm7TXuzoJgaP4eoWBSx8JVsXstNwC9epgnjZEWT8mfz7YDPiryyJ2XQdzQwNm2vKhL9EPNYh78g6TfCdzxXXJTFC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like a Duck]]></title><description><![CDATA[In some areas of Finland, a full 25% of primary school boys are on ADHD medication, despite the estimate being 5-8% of children globally might have ADHD. That is a pretty massive difference of up to 500%,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@tarazkp/like-a-duck</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@tarazkp/like-a-duck</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tarazkp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:31:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprHGZr92j2SrTTUg97o1JnTWEqe1Y4Aoj8kiJsie77RMFsA9rQj6aRMvF6kaq7k1tr1QR2WhdJUxh4ijmjwoVxcKhQLkt4DBpdnKL74tJNdYYNia?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the silence comes ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[No problem is so small as not to discuss it as a couple. This is not an apology for fighting, nor that everything should become a war. 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There is an old piece of wisdom,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@amigoponc/the-rider-s-autopsy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@amigoponc/the-rider-s-autopsy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amigoponc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:04:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUjnoD8Yrh1Cy7awRojZWHzB7mii5Cjw8HAN7fWcjka3gPWJgCnKqdD9RxMHfBMpV7Uqd9fE9RrkNWMxCgeZZrfskGrMxEBZBPRYNhR3xwDmgKktjmYpphifeTwfes5pgPnfBAQebdCvYa2MuFcCnLwmo4M4keDgmiJz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bag It Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Driving home last night after the concert, Smallsteps noticed a shop called "Hautaustoimisto" which is a Funeral Home, but the direct translation from Finnish would be Burial Office. 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A Sunday party for Hive users to interact and just talk crap about whatever happens]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@tarazkp/sunday-funday-19th-apr-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@tarazkp/sunday-funday-19th-apr-2026</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tarazkp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:28:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprHGZr92j2SrTTU447YEk1Agoga1LfzgM6pcabrUZB6kP98MVRVp5sD9Rq2n9XLw9HMPttyjEG57JNsVAugwz4TjZc9Uy7TgxqKgiG9zHLp8a5r6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haloo Helsinki]]></title><description><![CDATA[We weren't in Helsinki - that is the name of the band. We took Smallsteps to her first ever proper concert and well, her reviews were mixed. 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Sin animo de parecer repetitivo- estas semana me la he pasado pensando sobre una cuestiones que quizá haya estado marcando mi vida por estos últimos meses-,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-131951/@jrobe/donde-pongo-mi-mirada-mientras</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-131951/@jrobe/donde-pongo-mi-mirada-mientras</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-131951]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jrobe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:38:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9piRsH6JmHiQxR6JsyS182eHsn7ueccX1UfTzdRhAALZc3cWz8KeKZwo2FXZiS47YLXsrTVdKMtdRozJ8Ujc2fYPQLtxEr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Too close to home.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I finished a book. No, not C.S. Lewis’ Abolition of Man, I finished that a while ago, after along struggle. 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The aim is to keep them light and conversational, though some might]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@tarazkp/wtf-dog-deck</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@tarazkp/wtf-dog-deck</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tarazkp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:32:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprHGZr92j2SrTTU4SAu4N4sYChWzjYg2NVwX6KQNTtdTuMFCZpYEL6bXth9fkuv7QCyUAZm2bhZAoYcGjnZ72C12992mxAapmixeoG5G32F33YtE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[More dangerous than evil is,...]]></title><description><![CDATA[The human stupidity... because the stupid is more dangerous than the "bad" that is, than the bad people, for society. There are truths that don't sound pretty, but they have to be said. Because]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@janitzearratia/more-dangerous-than-evil-is</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@janitzearratia/more-dangerous-than-evil-is</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janitzearratia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:22:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQ9T9epb5FGTdbm2ffwCuDg3EhYchb9uDQNqaEGipxJKsWsHA5g4vTVpRVQPNqjbVRJdV2xraeJeY3b4iW7XErupuFAGcmNBU79y4NiptWecR3GdjCeCQSS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stolen from Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stolen from Us If life is meant to be beautiful, why is there so much ugly? A world dying under the pressure of desire, A species consumed by endless hunger. Endless wonders collapsed into ended hearts,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@tarazkp/stolen-from-us</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@tarazkp/stolen-from-us</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tarazkp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:41:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprHGZr92j2SrTTU3HNpS5sokfSoLerp9dQFwED9JNoca2FTXucboXUkUkrdjku4LkktR9XC2k5fiVyMaEpgNKGkZCC2fVgxSGiLXMsWBy16yWiRC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hills are Alive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Smallsteps is singing songs including Do Re Me and My favourite things at an upcoming school concert, so we did something I have wanted to do for a while, we watched The Sound of Music. 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