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Impostor Syndrome and Impostor Debt

Isaac Hagoel on April 13, 2021

Many words were written about the notorious impostor syndrome - that feeling that you are a fraud, that you are always faking it but never making i...
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Ben Force

Very insightful! I've recently started writing about topics that I don't fully understand and it's definitely helped pay off some of my imposter debt.

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Pelayo Méndez

Thanks for sharing. This made me remember the importance of 'being the idiot in the room'. And how that actually can help you to improve but also help others.

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Will Holmes

A really cool way to look at the demon of imposter syndrome. I'll see how I can approach this myself, thanks!

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Felipe Tófoli

Interesting point! I am also trying to deal with "uncomfortable topics" as soon as they appear.
Thank you!

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Awais Iqbal

thank you sir, that was a great read.

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Shakil Hossain

Great insights, thank you.

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Alex Turner

Good job on revealing the other side of the coin. Honest and insightful. Enabling suggestions.

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Adam Nathaniel Davis

Interestingly enough, my current "in-draft" article pretty much addresses this same subject!

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Isaac Hagoel

yeah, when I was writing this I thought it would be right up your alley :)

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Andrew Baisden

This was a good article thanks for sharing.

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Michelle Tan

Thanks for writing this ! Very insightful and a good read.