feeling achieved or appreciated when receiving praise in school. while it can be a good motivator, constantly seeking academic validation can become a problem mentally. this can lead to purposefully overworking yourself to feel that adrenaline rush that comes with good marks.
Mom: Why are your grades so bad?
Me: Because I seek academic validation to the point where if I can't do it perfectly the first time then there's no use in trying at all.
Me: Because I seek academic validation to the point where if I can't do it perfectly the first time then there's no use in trying at all.
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'Yea we won!"
"No the Steelers won. You just watched the game on TV."
"Same thing."
"No It's not, it's your validation by proxy."
"No the Steelers won. You just watched the game on TV."
"Same thing."
"No It's not, it's your validation by proxy."
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