Seek purpose not validation.
Purpose gives yourself meaning. Purpose gives yourself a sense of WHY you're doing something. Validation is having other people telling you that you should feel that way.
Ask yourself: would I still be doing what I'm doing if I was by myself, if I didn't have friends, or if I wasn't on social media? Would you still do it if no one is looking?
Purpose endures. Validation is fickle. Find what gives you purpose and you will never have to seek validation.
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