Feeling like a fake - the Impostor Syndrome
summary
Impostor Syndrome is named by psychologists in the 1970s and shows up even after big wins; a burn‑out prompts recognizing the pattern. Practical steps include write down how you got here and list concrete decisions and solved problems, run pair programming sessions to see others struggle too, use Jim McCarthy’s check‑ins: mad glad sad afraid weekly, create formal feedback rounds, and habitually ask for help so unknowns shrink into solvable tasks.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Start
- 8:16Recognise your success
- 8:47Recognise your strengths
- 10:42Pair programming
- 11:43Feedback
- 12:36Ask for help
- 13:32Be vulnerable
- 14:19Agile
- 18:02Positives
- 18:43The JavaScript Connection
- 21:04Takk fyrir!
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