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The fallacy of impostor syndrome

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Impostor syndrome can happen when we think we we’re not good enough to do a job. We think everyone around us is smarter, faster, more connected. This prevent us from moving ahead, we paralyze and decide not to do anything because it’s not worth it. It can happen when you first try to learn something, you research what to learn and become overwhelmed by the sheer amount of things to know. Try to learn about Deep Learning? There’s over 15 good books you “must” read. Try to learn how to program? Too late, you’re too old, or too slow, or there’s thousands of other people that are already doing it, why try. I’ve found the key to push through is to embrace “imperfectionism” and to cultivate joy and interest in what you do. Imperfectionism means that your life is finite, you won’t be able to do everything you want. You won’t read all the books or know everything about a subject. Ironically, that same thought means you can learn something, maybe a book or two that you find interesting. You won

There’s no mythical person that knows everything you don’t. Impostor syndrome can happen when we think we we’re not good enough to do a job. We think everyone around us is smarter, faster, more connected. This prevent us from moving ahead, we paralyze and decide not to do anything because it’s not worth it. It can happen when you first try to learn something, you research what to learn and become overwhelmed by the sheer amount of things to know. Try to learn about Deep Learning? There’s over 15 good books you “must” read. Try to learn how to program? Too late, you’re too old, or too slow, or

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