Week 12 [10-16.06.19] Imposter syndrome

What is imposter syndrome and how can you combat it?

It’s one thing to be humble and another to refuse to acknowledge success. We live in a civilisation

where it seems impossible to accomplish anything without stepping on the shoulders of our

forerunners and leaning on our friends, colleagues or family. The world has simply gotten to big and

complicated to handle on your own. Hence it’s no wonder that feelings of inadequateness commonly

arise in modern youth, especially among artists. We tend to be the harshest critic when it comes to

our own work and career. It might often seem like we underperform compared to others and do not

deserve the same position or prize. Such feelings are completely natural and yet usually unjustified.

Let’s listen to Elizabeth Cox talk about what is the imposter syndrome and how can we deal with it.

Questions:

1. Have you ever heard of the imposter syndrome? Do you think it’s really a problem?

2. Do you ever feel like you are unwittingly pretending to be more then you are and people hold you in higher esteem than they should?

3. Do you know anyone, who constantly underplays their own accomplishments? Do you think they are being honest, do they simply seek attention?

Comments

Yekateryna Petruk said…

1. Have you ever heard of the imposter syndrome? Do you think it’s really a problem?
Never heard of it, but it appears to be a real problem and interesting thing to google.
2. Do you ever feel like you are unwittingly pretending to be more than you are and people hold you in higher esteem than they should?
I do it for almost 4 years now in PJATK. After understanding what you really are, and who you want to be, everything else starts to be "the imposter syndrome".
3. Do you know anyone, who constantly underplays their own accomplishments? Do you think they are being honest, do they simply seek attention?
I call it simpler - lies. It is a true lie and nothing can be done about people like those, who do seek attention in a company by making themselves something or somewhat they are not.

16 June 2019 at 23:34

Tomasz Kaczmarczyk said…

You have no idea how relatable your answer to nr 2 is. I'm pulling 2 faculties and have to constantly pretend to be interested in something in front of a professor of some peripheral subject who thinks my career hangs on the 'wisdom' he bestows.
Also thats rather harsh. Many people underplay their own achievements simply because they lack self-confidence.

16 June 2019 at 23:57

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