People here who are very popular in their school/workplace, what actually makes you feel happy? (lemmy.world)

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So normally people like me get extremely happy if you say something like ‘nice shirt’, however it got me wondering about people who receive compliments and gifts all the time, what makes y’all happy? I presume it gets kinda annoying after some time?

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[-] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

I think the concept of 'popular' at work is a bit silly but for the sake of your question, I am and have been very well-liked at most of my jobs. People give me compliments and show their appreciation often and I usually do float on that high for a minute, but I also don't really absorb it. I have real bad imposter syndrome and low self esteem. Those 'popular' people aren't usually as high on themselves as you might think.

As for what actually makes me happy, idk maybe my cats and seeing people I care about succeed.

I'm glad you get happy when you get compliments, you deserve to feel happy. I can't imagine ever being annoyed by compliments.

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