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Imposter Syndrome? Here’s How to Thrive Anyway

Imposter Syndrome? Here’s How to Thrive Anyway

Imposter syndrome is all about those feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy that can creep in, especially when you’re joining a new company or team. But here’s the thing: those feelings are honest but seldom reflect reality. Let’s walk through some action items that can help you understand and manage these feelings. Here are some examples to help overcome imposter syndrome. You are good enough! Don’t let anyone, including yourself, tell you otherwise. Others may have more domain knowledge, but it’s…

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Impostering a successful software engineering career

Impostering a successful software engineering career

I don’t know you but what I know for a fact is you are good enough! Remember that! I was walking down a hallway at my university back in 2000, between classes when I ran into a classmate going the opposite direction. Mustering courage, I asked him how he was finding the course so far. He immediately replied it had been great, especially the lesson on “multidimensional arrays” that day. He then proceeded to explain the concept in detail. As…

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