<?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, 31 Oct 2026 02:34:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@davingson/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I Stopped Rushing Mornings and Everything About My Day Changed]]></title><description><![CDATA[For most of my adult life my morning started in reactive mode before i had even properly woken up. The alarm was the signal to check the phone which immediately imported whatever the world had deposited]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@davingson/i-stopped-rushing-mornings-and</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@davingson/i-stopped-rushing-mornings-and</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-197685]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davingson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:52:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxtTLvNAHVkbHyZnaYNv3ezuaTBcUn6Q5hCrEYVf83GJQB8bZ37zGcTfbfDYhwmzqYik6Mg1tBJvb8jk3kjS1pvwXAQB3oHpunCpt1wZGk4hL5TrsvFwS3djmgWtEhCx5TUzZM4HsLza?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Opinion That Hurt You Most Was Probably Not Even About You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Someone said something to me years ago in a casual, offhand way that i carried for much longer than made any sense relative to how quickly they said it. A passing judgment. 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