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Impostor Syndrome

In 2018 this was an outline: a title and "Topics to cover and ideas". It was never in the published book, and it is shown exactly as it was left. The second edition fills it from the articles the map names.

Impostor syndrome (also known as impostor phenomenon, fraud syndrome or the impostor experience) is a concept describing individuals who are marked by an inability to internalize their accomplishments and a persistent fear of being exposed as a "fraud". wikipedia

This happens all the time to a lot of people, and can be very damaging to your career.

You really need to understand that everybody as doubts about their capacities and everybody makes mistakes. Your value is on your ability to execute and it is key that you learn to share what you do and be confortable with what you create.

Topics to cover and ideas

  • find post about what can happen (quickly) after Impostor Syndrome
    • Fraudster Syndrome (or something similar)
      • "I'm past it"
      • "it was a good run, but now I can't do it anymore"

Answered since, on the newsroom: Hired for the workflow. The map row.