When was the last time you let yourself feel proud of you? It's a parenting hack I've read a lot lately: "Before you tell your kids that you're proud of them, ask if they are proud of themselves to build an internal sense of validation." However, what I'm not reading a lot of is the adult life hack: "Ask yourself if you are proud of your work to reinforce an internal sense of validation." When you put effort into something, even if it doesn't pan out exactly the way you wante