Reasons built on recognition run out when the recognition does. Praise is intermittent by nature, and a week of silence is normal rather than a signal, so work held together by applause develops a wobble every time attention moves elsewhere. A reason that survives a quiet week tends to be smaller and more specific. It usually has to do with the work itself.

Write down why you do the thing without mentioning anyone noticing. If nothing survives that edit, the reason is worth rethinking rather than the work. Read it back on a week when nobody says anything, which is most weeks.