I started noticing something about myself. When a post did well on social media, I felt a high. When it didn’t, I felt low.
I didn’t have a name for it then. I just knew my mood was changing based on the response I got.
That bothered me.
Nothing around me had changed. My day was the same. But my energy wasn’t.
I kept asking myself why.
Around the same time, I had started writing and sharing more intentionally. I genuinely wanted to give back and be useful to others.
As I paid attention, I noticed something about myself. Somewhere along the way, I had started believing that if I shared something
useful, people would respond.
And when they didn’t, I questioned myself.
That wasn’t easy to notice.
I also saw how quickly I moved into explaining or teaching, instead of staying curious and learning myself.
I’m still figuring this out.
I don’t think this goes away just because you notice it. But noticing it has made me more careful about why I share and what I expect in return.