Imposter Syndrome
but who am I to say so
Imposter Syndrome
“The cure for imposter syndrome is to realize that all the other people are just convincing imposters, too.” – Alison Gopnik
Morgan Housel • Makes You Think
the cure
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.
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.
Adam Grant • Tweet
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
The root cause of impostor syndrome is an unhelpful picture of what people at the top of society are really like. We feel like impostors not because we are uniquely flawed, but because we can’t imagine how equally flawed the elite must necessarily also be underneath their polished surfaces.
Alain De Botton • The School of Life: An Emotional Education
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