<?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>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:15:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/hl-w233e1/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[CAN WE ADMIT THAT NOBODY ACTUALLY KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING?__Week233 (edition1)]]></title><description><![CDATA[They told us we had to figure it out early. Figure out your course in JAMB. Figure out your career in 100 level. Figure out your 5-year plan before 25. Figure out marriage. Figure out kids. Figure out]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@yalloveme/can-we-admit-that-nobody</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@yalloveme/can-we-admit-that-nobody</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yalloveme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:09:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9mVhxbpSfM7JHg99jbCRN2oYCYNLcmRNg9wV5kDuf3Xvmbc1Mgi4T7fkDjyNzoCYRzJ7sFfna9x74C3b5gxJm4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Figuring Things Out In A World Governed By Time  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Src Life is one of the most mysterious things I know. You wake up one day and find yourself alive without your permission, then you begin to learn things and have hope and dreams. For some people, those]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@emreal/figuring-things-out-in-a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@emreal/figuring-things-out-in-a</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emreal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:33:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9kRUvjWFExNgUu1Ygy9UcsacVsMhoDvAFwDyEASgnkgfVvpvE4DFeBmSD5eTNpnQvDC7YHH6PQErVqPTjiXZki?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Got It Under Control?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many people feel they should have their lives completely sorted out when they’re still young. “What do you want to be when you grow up?”; “Which major will you choose?”; “What’s next, college or career,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@lhanie11/got-it-under-control</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@lhanie11/got-it-under-control</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lhanie11]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:06:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kx7QPFm4iXQfDxWXXmQU7XemtR2szVhpBLj2EVe4yUForzJarsx36hBwVoF7uWgTkQNb8kPevNgUyeB2fKBwShgjeHPBZaRprXxTzdxviDfjqfssWPjNFtyzdBWGq65fWtw3MbL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHEN LIFE CHANGES THE PLAN]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image created with ChatGPT Growing up, I had a simple plan for my life. 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Life moves fast, and in a world where there's so much noise about what is and what's not, a lot of people are left hanging, trying to balance life.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@corneliusoke/never-too-late-to-figure-out--azx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@corneliusoke/never-too-late-to-figure-out--azx</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[corneliusoke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:39:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqpx5c7Zikd2HFMqywJNqDeZVr22vYLLq3mmDMvC912rHcxaUSvBWZJWgE2TJ5fwVk3PraiGnV3fTCq8Vc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Question I Could Never Answer ]]></title><description><![CDATA[“After NYSC, what next?” I could remember someone always asking me that question so often that I started planning different answers in my head when ever I come across the person anywhere we see. 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This is not something that is very easy to do you know, especially when people look at you awkwardly]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@kilvnrex/living-through-expectations-4xi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@kilvnrex/living-through-expectations-4xi</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kilvnrex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:58:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmRDUCxsFHMDkYoRaNXkMUUuv9AgBHWz6BTZcGNSYN6ApX/rnfetchblobtmp_fgtcef2qubuke3qlh9re6s.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life Is a Journey, Not a Perfect Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are many people around us who are very optimistic since childhood and they know what they want to do in life. 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