[Blog post] “My experience with imposter syndrome — and how to (partly) overcome it” by Luisa Rodriguez

In a nutshell: I have imposter syndrome, and I suspect many other people trying to have a big impact with their career do, too. For a long time, imposter syndrome massively limited the impact of my career by causing me to rule out potentially impactful options and affecting my day-to-day job performance and satisfaction — but through talk therapy and other tools, I’ve mostly overcome it. If you think you might struggle with imposter syndrome, tackling it may be one of the most important forms of personal development you can do. It was for me.

Narrated by the author.

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Outline:

(00:00) Rob's intro

(00:54) Introduction

(05:14) How imposter syndrome has capped my impact so far

(07:55) How I (partly) overcame imposter syndrome

(15:27) How common is imposter syndrome?

(17:57) Do you have imposter syndrome?

(19:14) How might imposter syndrome affect the impact of your career?

(37:29) What you can do if you’re struggling with imposter syndrome

(43:35) Rob's outro

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First published:
April 20th, 2022

Source:
https://80000hours.org/2022/04/imposter-syndrome