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I try to write with no expectations. Results may vary. I learned the hard way that seeking approval tends to lead to bad ends.
Sigh.
ReplyDeleteI try very hard not to seek approval (in anything). Hope sneaks in, and is often dashed.
Exactly. That's usually the way things go for me anyway.
DeleteJimi Hendrix said that he tried not to put too much stock in compliments because they ended up distracting him from creativity. I find that's true for me too. I'm so shocked when anyone compliments me that it tends to throw me off and I'm always waiting for the other shoe to drop and knock the wind out of my sails.
Good point! Normally when we try to seek approval the results are either false praise or no response at all.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I've found too.
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