Heaven never checked your follower count, and it never will.

Metrics that feel important now are unusually bad at measuring a life. A follower count tracks attention, which is not the same as character, usefulness, or being loved, and it has the unfortunate property of being visible at all times. Anything you can refresh will start to feel like a verdict if you let it.

Pick one thing you care about that has no number attached and give it an hour this week. Notice the pull to check, and let it go unanswered occasionally. What you are building is not being scored by the app.