Don’t you see anything cringeworthy in a twenty-seven-year old woman who’s obsessed with praise being obsessed with praise?
Be emotionally draining. Tell unattractive people that you hate them. Worship people you don’t know and make them loathe you. Grin just for the fun of it. Seize the moment. Familiarize yourself with the clouds. Challenge morons. Stare at other people’s bodies. Do it.