We all know they weren't technically worth anything, but let's not start acting like it didn't feel really good when the teacher gave us a gold star. And how I know it felt good was that I used to have an editor who did exactly that when I did something that impressed her.
And even though I was 26 at the time, I still felt as proud as I did when I got a gold star and a dinosaur sticker as a kid. That's right, I was a baller.
But I also want to spread that wonderful feeling, so let's hand out some gold stars to these fine folks.