Deflect External Acceptance

• Decide what you really want out of life. When you choose what truly matters, others' opinions evaporate.
• Become curious! Investigate the intricacies of others' lives. There is a lively universe outside of your skull. The universe dwarfs your paltry pleas for acceptance. Allow yourself to become a droplet of a wonderful world.
• Don't step on the stage! You become invisible to critics when you sit in the audience. But when you find yourself on stage by accident, put on a damn good show.
• Pursue something difficult! Clutch your surroundings and bend them to your will! Transform your ideas into material, and share them with the world! You can create your own power.
• Dump negative friends and family. If somebody doesn't have your back, they'll drain you of confidence and create an endless thirst for validation.
• Quash perfectionism. It's okay to stink sometimes and it's okay for everybody to know exactly how much you stink sometimes. It's also okay if everybody thinks you stink when you actually don't.
• Spend time alone, and don't distract yourself with media. If you watch yourself long enough, you'll naturally find out who you are.
• Decide who you aren't.
• Pursue intrinsic motivations. Let sincere compassion and curiosity compel you. Don't trifle with obligations.