I’m having a great day! I’ve been glad to fall into the Steve Pavlina rabbit hole the past few days, such a treasure trove there. He’s immediately one of my top two bloggers alongside
.I’m working on a web app which is cool and exciting because it’s fun and I figured out a way to monetize it and I’m working on a video which is cool and exciting because it’s me doing my favorite type of video but what sets my heart aflame is the idea of having listening sessions for women. I’ve reached out to some friends and we’re scheduling calls. I’ll get to listen to my friends and I’ll get to see if this is something I could offer more broadly.
It feels good to be seen, to be in connection. Maybe I’ll look further into the claim that wanting to be seen is an ego pattern. I want to know more. Oh yeah I can do that right now with my handy dandy AI! One moment, please. Okay it looks like what matters is why I want to be seen.
Why do I want to be seen? It feels good to receive people’s attention. It makes me feel valued, cared for, loved. Is that ego? I can ask the AI again! And… “The desire to be seen and receive attention, feeling valued, cared for, and loved, is a deeply human experience and can be connected to both egoic and non-egoic motivations, according to psychological and philosophical perspectives.” Reading further, I think my desire here is more rooted in the fundamental need for connection, belonging, and love than in a need for external validation or a fear of being ignored or undervalued.
The experiment continues 😛 I like my writing style here, it feels conversational.