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Discussion on: The truth about impostor syndrome

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Thomas H Jones II

Impostor syndrome is a reflection of how you measure yourself. If you measure yourself by how far from zero your knowledge is (or even, how much more knowledge you have than those around you), you tend not to suffer imposter syndrome. If, on the other hand, you measure yourself against some nebulous "know everything about ", you're going to end up with the symptoms of imposter syndrome.

Personally, I prefer to err on the side of "there's more to know" than "I know all I need."