<?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>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:37:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@daviduman/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What it is like to have a pet, and why I want a honey badger as my future pet.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yes, I know this will sound like madness but if I say I want a dog, everyone will say nice and if I say I want a cat, they will still say cute. 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And one moment change everything later on when my wife taught me that]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@daviduman/what-my-wife-taught-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@daviduman/what-my-wife-taught-me</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[daviduman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 02:23:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9kNP7XZmdrN5PZyaTSud5ZaNQdVKYDpbVRwQetN64bdwtEWLi7HNn1hrWuaNvnQ2wv8Q32VFNuSwMnjBezdSPQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The day I learned that nothing belongs to us. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was in Uyo last week for a conference. I presented my paper on AI in Aquaculture and everyone clapped. After the event, I followed my friend to his newly completed 4-bedroom bungalow. Very fine house.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@daviduman/the-day-i-learned-that</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@daviduman/the-day-i-learned-that</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[daviduman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:47:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9kEt9HhoBYWzXv4XYdQXNCyEna4YH5iU7ieRm8TbnMrWFUT1SnFksi32i5gZMwgnWsBUprfPyERnSX5sJPDqB4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[That moment you have to said I am sorry first even though you was the one being hurt. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some times, your house can be quiet, I mean too quiet. You know that kind of quiet after a fight? 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Humanity will use]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@daviduman/artificial-intelligence-ai-is-not</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@daviduman/artificial-intelligence-ai-is-not</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[daviduman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:52:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9kK9QS9tgBReMPMgRTmWfaGaUZAt1JEDN4rC489G9X8s4fNAaNCxbSwZgHG8gMGX5jWWLXdQCyb22Tszwtbuev?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Life You Want Is Hidden Inside The Things You Keep Avoiding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Be honest, there is something you know you should do. You have known it for months. Maybe years but every day, you find a smart excuse to avoid it. And that one thing you keep avoiding is exactly where]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@daviduman/the-life-you-want-is</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@daviduman/the-life-you-want-is</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-197685]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[daviduman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:29:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9kK9QS9tgBReMPMgRTmWfaGaUZAt1JEDN4rC489G9X8s4fNAaNCxbSwZgHG8gMGX5jWWLXdQCyb22Tszwtbuev?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[People Don't Fear Keys, They Fear What Keys Uncover]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everybody says they want the key. The key to success. The key to money. The key to a happy marriage. The key to healing. We pray for keys every day in the places of our worships. But I have lived long]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@daviduman/people-don-t-fear-keys</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@daviduman/people-don-t-fear-keys</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-155014]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[daviduman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:49:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9kfdSDh9AroQHgBr2zAdbtvsxdeYBjbq1hbWHX7JSvdXXRuk8A6WJRcr9C87VHEAxfoEUs3kXJd7BnvtKNdRtA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never judge a mother until you become a mother.]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my younger phase, I used to be that guy who would see a mother shouting at her child in the market and I whisper why is she so harsh? Can't she talk calmly? 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But me, you and you are here.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@daviduman/life-is-for-the-living</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@daviduman/life-is-for-the-living</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-197685]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[daviduman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 07:02:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9kNGg1Jh9qPFj7SsL3rFvGKjxVvCMRmDyQazCiSE8GhPYYTR7Ec3uceYPYkecK3spbdnhpFtSMRxgGybUZnPq8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does true rest (downtime) look like for you? How do you give yourself more of it without feeling guilty?#308]]></title><description><![CDATA[If anyone had asked me years back what rest is, I would have said sleeping on a tile floor while my little daughter, Divine is sleeping on my body. And then when I grew much younger I knew that I was so]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@daviduman/what-does-true-rest-downtime</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@daviduman/what-does-true-rest-downtime</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[daviduman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 22:05:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9kMnbxXtbzEA5hyxiUKoF3ptxRSWomZ2UGynBYKTrsP5MnMdqqrNeZwE5Ng69PmUipYTVPkpD5LiHQN2ut6aaJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SOMETIMES, ALLOW FACTS TO CORRECT YOU INSTEAD OF ALLOWING GUILT TO CONFUSE YOU. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I learned this lesson the hard way. Guilt is a very loud emotion. It shouts. It accuses. It makes you feel like the worst person on earth. Facts, on the other hand, whisper. Facts are calm. Facts don't]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@daviduman/sometimes-allow-facts-to-correct</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@daviduman/sometimes-allow-facts-to-correct</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[daviduman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:17:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9kj5ix3GVDHwd7jmicNF5sprDeRoLWZDwkQsS8LPjUxNcA2dyu2CWpybG33LneKY2zKLPuwsAmzD8puMao7sJN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ONE ADULT THING I SHOULD KNOW HOW TO DO BY NOW BUT I'M STILL LEARNING: HOW TO DRIVE A CAR: LOH#307]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yes, there are things a proper adult should confidently know how to do. Pay bills without fear. Cook a decent soup without calling your mother. Say no without feeling guilty. And, drive a car. 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