Impostor syndrome: “I don't know what I'm doing. It's only a...

Impostor syndrome: “I don't know what I'm doing. It's only a matter of time until everyone finds out." Growth mindset: "I don't know what I'm doing yet. It's only a matter of time until I figure it out." The highest form of self-confidence is believing in your ability to learn.

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impostor syndrome is a paradox: Others believe in you You don’t believe in yourself Yet you believe yourself instead of them If you doubt yourself, shouldn’t you also doubt your low opinion of yourself?

Adam Grant • Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things

Imposter Syndrome is when someone—even a very accomplished person with a lot of experience and credentials—believes they don’t actually know what everyone thinks they know. They believe their ideas are either wrong or invalid, or that everyone already knows what they know.

Zach Obront • The Scribe Method: The Best Way to Write and Publish Your Non-Fiction Book

Imposter Syndrome Is Real It’s a sign that you’re healthy and that you’re doing important work. It means that you’re trusting the process and doing it with generosity.

Seth Godin • The Practice: Shipping Creative Work

Impostor Syndrome : Fear of being exposed as less talented than people think you are, often because talent is owed to cumulative advantage rather than actual effort or skill.

Morgan Housel • 100 Little Ideas

Here is my definition of imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome is the persistent, unrealistic, fear-inducing, fucking ridiculous belief that you are supposed to magically eliminate all variables for failure before trying anything new in the presence of others.

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