You are Not an Impostor
summary
Explains that impostor syndrome dates to 1978 and empirically affects 70% of people, maps a destructive loop—introversion, perfectionism, procrastination, fear of failure—and shows concrete patches: an impostor survey, mindfulness and accepting compliments, the compliment sandwich technique, pair programming as a reality check, and a practical tactic to ratchet your freak-out (delay panic to a fixed window). Offers measurable claims, behavioral tools actually used, and specific habits to build so competence registers as real instead of dismissed.
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chapters (26)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:04BIGGEST FEAR AT WORK
- 1:18A DECADE
- 3:36BIT ABOUT YOURSELF
- 3:48A WORKAHOLIC
- 4:01FEEL LESS COMPETENT THAN YOUR PEERS
- 4:422 THINGS
- 4:552. HOW TO PATCH YOUR BRAIN
- 10:14INTROVERSION
- 10:44PERFECTIONISM
- 12:00WORKAHOLISM
- 13:02FEAR OF FAILURE
- 14:20DENIAL OF SUCCESS
- 15:36FEAR OF SUCCESS
- 16:34VASTNESS OF KNOWLEDGE
- 17:31PEER SCRUTINY
- 18:47IMPOSTORS DON'T
- 19:14ASK QUESTIONS
- 19:53TEACH OTHERS
- 21:14CHANGE JOBS
- 22:10KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE
- 22:46PAY ATTENTION
- 24:49ACCEPT YOUR SUCCESS
- 26:10FORGIVE YOUR MISTAKES
- 29:28#PAIRWITHME
- 30:27KEEP GOING
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