This is a guide on how to care less about other people’s judgment, without becoming nihilistic, to become more in control of your own well-being. “No man is an island entire of itself; every man
is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;
It is true that you are connected to a whole, now more than ever. Almost everything you eat or enjoy wouldn’t be available if you tried to be self-sustainable. But, we often let the line blur between ourselves and others.
When do you feel good about yourself or get a kick? Many reasons rely on other people. If other people make you happy, that might be fine. But, if the absence of external verification gives you worry, doubt, or make you harbor even darker thoughts, you are holding the rule book of the game of life upside down.
You should, at least try to, be in the driver’s seat.