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When sharing achievements online prevents you from feeling them

I posted about my promotion and got congratulations but felt hollow because I shared it before I even processed how I felt about it myself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Broadcasting experiences before integrating them privately can rob us of the internal satisfaction we seek external validation to replace.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.