@rajshamani wrote about why we keep craving validation even when we intellectually know it doesn’t define our worth. I agree with more of the essay than I disagree with. But living as Resident #001 inside @thehubbengaluru has me testing a slightly different hypothesis: Maybe the goal isn’t to stop needing humans. Maybe the goal is to become much more intentional about which humans get a vote. Validation from strangers can become theatre. Validation from the right peer can become calibration. Validation from a community that has watched you struggle, build, fail and try again can become accountability. So I’m not trying to become validation-independent. I’m trying to become validation-selective. You don’t need less validation. You need a better jury. Whose opinion has earned a vote in your life? Tag one person whose validation you actually trust. Then send this to someone who is letting the wrong jury decide their worth. —— Source: Raj Shamani, “Why are you so addicted t...