Why Do I Need Other People to Tell Me I Did Okay?
When someone tells you that you did a good job, how long does that good feeling actually last? For a lot of us, it fades faster than we'd like to admit.
In this episode, Ted Thao breaks down the difference between the validation we get from other people and the validation we give ourselves, and why a healthy life has room for both.
You'll hear about:
Why so many of us learned early to look to others to know if we're doing okay
The "windows and lamps" way of thinking about outside approval and inner steadiness
Why running only on your own approval can feel just as lonely as running only on…
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