In a day how many times do you think about others or how much time you devote in any work which is for someone else? Probably very less.

Most of the time you must be spending on yourself or doing something for yourself. For what ? For putting yourself in a way so that others can appreciate.

Appreciation is good and everyone loves appreciation. But if you start doing everything thinking that you need appreciation then it becomes an obsession.

Think why do you need an appreciation to feel good. Why you need a validation from others that you are good or you are doing something good. In reality, everybody is busy in their life to do something so that someone will see and appreciate. Actually no one is bothered about you.They care for themselves. So why to focus on those who don't bother for you?

If you want to feel good do something which you really cherish. Even if no one is around to appreciate, you do and enjoy the doing and the experience. This sense of enjoyment is real and will stay with you. This will drive you to do more and better. This will not push you to some competition to show others that you are good at something which only causes stress.

So whatever you do , do it for yourself. Forget the world around you. Just evaluate, is this something you really enjoy doing even if there is no one to appreciate?

Cheers,
Zustfine