I seek attention and validation from others.
 I'm sure most people do this to some extent. This is something I realized about myself years ago. I think it is a detrimental attribute; it makes my self-esteem and an arbitrary amount of enjoyment and satisfaction dependent on something outside of myself. I know what I do and how I feel when people do X or say Y about me. I was wondering if there's anything I can do in my practice to improve on this.