More often about the not

Tias Chakraborty
Jul 30, 2017 · 1 min read

Someone explained the difference between an introvert and an extrovert once. She said the introvert recharges when alone while the extrovert drains. Someone else told me I often sought validation from large groups, especially the ones that disliked me.

I have thought deeply about validation and whether i looked for it for selfish reasons or the ‘greater good’. I will know in another decade.

The time we have spent on people, talking, thinking, socializing, disagreeing, was it on ourselves? The people around us, they are a little bit of us and a lot of them. We are a little bit of them and a whole lot of us.

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