Posting for attention feeds the crowd. Paying attention to yourself feeds you.

Posting gives you a fast, countable response, which is why it is hard to stop and why it rarely fills anything. The number tells you what strangers thought of one frame. It says nothing about whether the day was good or whether you liked who you were in it. Those are two different appetites, and only one of them can be satisfied by other people.

Before you post something this week, ask what you are hoping the response will settle. If the honest answer is that you want proof you are okay, try giving yourself that first. You can still post it afterward, and it will cost you less.