I feel great when, for example, a high status dude walks by and greets me excitedly, or a hot chick checks me out and smiles at me. I feel decent without the validation but not on top of the world. It’s like a feedback loop.

I’m working on putting myself in a position where I get constantly validated (football team at my high school for this and several other reasons), but I’m thinking I shouldn’t need validation to feel amazing.

Thoughts?