Impostor syndrome 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". This psychological phenomenon, reflects a belief that you’re an inadequate and incompetent failure, despite evidence that indicates you’re skilled and quite successful.
I came to know only recently that there is a name to that and a lot of high achievers feel so. Deep down they feel like complete frauds and attribute their accomplishments as a result of serendipitous luck. Studies have shown that there is a high percentage of people who think so and most of us would have thought about it once in a while, if not all the time.
I ran into this TED talk playlist that has some very interesting talks on fighting it. Please pass this on to someone you know who might be low on confidence and fighting to over come the phenomenon. Even otherwise there are some good career tips.
Have a great week ahead.
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