The Value of Validation
by Miki Saxon
Do you like hearing “you did good” or the appropriate equivalent when you accomplish something, whether large or small?
It’s safe to say that 99.9% of us do.
It’s called validation and it’s what takes our accomplishments out of our heads and gives them objective, real-world presence.
We measure our success based on our accomplishments, so outside validation has always been important.
Validation used to come came from our family, friends, bosses, colleagues — people we knew and who knew us.
Now people crave and seek validation from strangers they have never met and probably never will.
Society seems to have decided that recognition and approval from thousands via virtual communities and soulless apps have more value than the same from flesh and blood people.
Personally, I find it very weird, but I guess it’s just one more thing that makes me a digital dinosaur.
Image credit: DonkeyHotey
