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556Armalite t1_j5bbvv6 wrote

Reply to [Image] Don’t talk about what you’re going to do by Dark-GV

I don’t tell people what I’m up too. I have the confidence in myself to work towards the goal and achieve it on my own. I don’t need other people to hold me accountable. I hold myself to account. Once I’ve accomplished the goal, I still do not tell people what I’ve accomplished. Instead they see my accomplishment and say, wow I didn’t know that’s what you were doing. I find people tell me what they want to do as a way to boost their own esteem, which is fine and I encourage and support them but I don’t need outside affirmations. I’d rather shock and awe the people with my accomplishment.

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TreatThompson OP t1_j5awuf1 wrote

Reply to comment by Akihiro_Tanizaki in Don’t depend on results for happiness [Discussion] by TreatThompson

What you said in the middle is perfectly said, “happiness in doing vs receiving”

I like to think of it that way too—I always tell myself to be input driven not output driven

But ur right it’s also super hard because we instinctually want validation, acceptance, etc. from others

Thanks for sharing that! 😄

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