One thing I keep forgetting and relearning is how important it is to us that people appreciate our work. The following thing has happened to me multiple times: in myself, my partner, my friends, associates, and people I've just observed over the years.
We have violent swings of emotions between being in a titanic pose on the front of a ship and feeling like life doesn't matter over the course of one to two days or weeks.
And if you look at what changed, it is the perception of your boss and management and your peers of the work that you are doing…


