I used to wonder whether recognition from others is relative (such that we can only reallocate it) or absolute (we can make more!). Am now convinced it’s the latter, and that there’s a broad-based deficit in the world — a kind of Vitamin D deficiency for validation.
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100%, lately I’ve been trying to be more deliberate in telling people that I admire them or love their work. I think there are two big obstacles: 1. Ego and the feeling you’re ~bowing before someone 2. The fear that you might appear as “sucking up” to someone important
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Add 3. I discount anyone's compliments when I notice they compliment a lot. "They're just a nice person, I'm not actually as great as they say"
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@ferenstein has ideas - End of conversation
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Better social networks with incentives for positive interaction (or disincentives for negative ones) seems like a simple way to accomplish this.
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The Austin’s Butterfly principle https://vimeo.com/38247060 Gamify (ie, incentive) authentic feedback and critique
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Chrome extension that adds an inline "tweet thanks/gratitude to author" for any website you're on would be neat.
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