Your reasons are more than valid and, for me, the ones that count. In the first place, writing must please ourselves. Otherwise, I don't see the point of doing it.
I started writing again last year after a long time and realized that doing it exclusively for myself in the first place has been the best therapy, it doesn't matter if what I write is for others to read as may be the intention in joining a challenge. Still, even if it is just five words, the written must satisfy me first.
Being judged by others, I don't lose sleep over it. But it wasn't always like this, it's something I learned over the years, and I felt liberated when I did. We can't please everyone, and I'm totally fine with that. I'm pleased with who I am, and that is what counts. I'm friendly, but I won't lose my time or bother with the people that ignore me.
I think a confident person, confident with themselves, has no reason to fear judgement from others. I suppose that also ties in with choosing to be ones best version as often as possible...If they combine, well, other people's judgement won't mean much. It's often skewed anyway, a perception based on no real intel, rather than fact.
Absolutely, judgment is based on perception, both when we are the subject of that judgment and when we make it with others. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt and try as much as possible not to judge others, but with myself, I am sometimes not so benevolent. And while at this point, I don't care how others judge me, sometimes I have to deal with judging myself.
Self-judgememt can be far worse than the judgement of others. I guess we need to remember to be humble and kind as much as possible and where relevant...With ourselves too huh? ☺️
You are absolutely right ;)