Zdravko Cvijetic 12. Give Up Your Need To Be Liked — That ‘s true freedom! How many people put out `begging’ bowls, asking for likes (or claps) on various platforms? Consciously or unconsciously. Whether it’s Medium or LinkedIn. It’s very sad if our status as a `popular’ person is dependent on getting a large number of likes/claps.

It’s not easy to be authentic. I tried it recently on LinkedIn after getting tired of hiding my mental health problem. Freedom does come with a price but then hiding has its own price. I find that Medium is a better place to “come out” than LI. I found many great posts about mental health on Medium than I expected. We need to remove the taboo & stigma about MH.

Self-care is more important than winning a popularity contest. Even if its only in our heads.