Hehe yes, that's not so easy an attitude to maintain all the time, but keep going! Because even though seeing the level of upvotes or comments or rewards or resteems etc. does feel very nice, what matters most is that we aren't cheating ourselves out of the personal pride in using our time well and doing a great job :)

don't worry, I'm not taking it as THE way to go, but a very good suggestion and idea :) I'm actively making sure to include ONE question at the end of my posts now :)