"You do belong here" and other affirmations and ways to beat imposter syndrome
summary
Imposter syndrome is framed as persistent self-doubt and luck-based success; concrete remedies include identifying negative affirmations, reframe "can I" to "how will I", and listing three real accomplishments. Examples: building iOS and Android apps for a Twitter developer conference and a presidential campaign, shipping an app update using a new iOS framework, working with LiveData/StateFlow and Android Studio. Claims include maintenance is two thirds of the SDLC and hitters succeed only ~2–4 out of 10 at the plate; behavioral fixes include put your phone in a drawer.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:39WHAT'S IMPOSTER SYNDROME?
- 1:47AFFIRMATIONS THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE ALWAYS
- 5:40WARNINGS ERRORS AND BUGS... OH MY!
- 7:00YOU DO BELONG HERE
- 8:11YOU'RE NOT A UNICORN... APPLY ANYWAYS
- 10:54WHY ARE WE STILL USING WHITEBOARDS?
- 11:35NETWORK NETWORK NETWORK
- 13:27KEEP LEARNING. DON'T GET STALE.
- 14:53DON'T ALIGN YOURSELF WITH YOUR WORK PRODUCT
- 18:54STOP SCROLLING
- 19:47COMPARE YOURSELF TO... YOURSELF
- 21:18DON'T BE TOO HARD ON YOURSELF
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