The need to Impress.

I have such a strong need to impress people. It’s really a detriment. I wonder lately if that need is so strong that I’ve lost sight of what I want and pursue what I think is impressive all the time. Even now in writing this, I think I’d like to impress my readers with my honest introspective admission, confession. Oof. I think all humans have a need to impress, receive validation, feel seen. This is probably an important evolutionary feature. But I think mine is probably excessive. I must recalibrate and learn what it is I’m interested in. I don’t think it would be much different, but let’s poke holes in that boat and see if it floats.