In self development spaces, there is a lot of focus on being unattached to negative judgment. We’re encouraged not to care about what other people think, especially those who aren't out there taking risks themselves. In stark contrast, there is very little said on our attachment to positive judgment aka praise, validation, ego boosts.

There’s a problem with “purpose” and it’s related to the capitalist notion of human beings as cogs in the big old industrial productivity machine.