Developers: how to overcome Imposter Syndrome
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“Impostor syndrome can be defined as a collection of feelings of inadequacy that persist even in face of information that indicates that the opposite is true. It is experienced internally as chronic self-doubt, and feelings of intellectual fraudulence.”
"'Cause I really wanna know who are you?"
Here's a nice way to overcome imposter syndrome: realize everybody else doesn't have a clue either. If everybody's an imposter no one's an imposter :) Why does Chrome object to my spelling of imposter?
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“Impostor syndrome can be defined as a collection of feelings of inadequacy that persist even in face of information that indicates that the opposite is true. It is experienced internally as chronic self-doubt, and feelings of intellectual fraudulence.”
"'Cause I really wanna know who are you?"
Kent:
who are you?
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“Impostor syndrome can be defined as a collection of feelings of inadequacy that persist even in face of information that indicates that the opposite is true. It is experienced internally as chronic self-doubt, and feelings of intellectual fraudulence.”
"'Cause I really wanna know who are you?"
So, how do you overcome imposter managers--the ones who are sure they aren't inadequate, but really are?
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“Impostor syndrome can be defined as a collection of feelings of inadequacy that persist even in face of information that indicates that the opposite is true. It is experienced internally as chronic self-doubt, and feelings of intellectual fraudulence.”
"'Cause I really wanna know who are you?"
This reminds me of the Dunning-Kruger syndrome [^]. While the word "impostor" suggests someone playing a role, consciously, the Dunning-Kruger syndrome suggests a person who is relatively un-skilled actually believes they are more skilled than they are; and, the reverse: increasing expertise is often associated with underestimation of one's own abilities. Of course, I'm not absolutely sure of that :~
«There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008
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So, how do you overcome imposter managers--the ones who are sure they aren't inadequate, but really are?
Joe Woodbury wrote:
how do you overcome imposter managers
You use fear, uncertainty, and doubt, while you help them fail in such a dramatic way they are fired.
«There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008
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This reminds me of the Dunning-Kruger syndrome [^]. While the word "impostor" suggests someone playing a role, consciously, the Dunning-Kruger syndrome suggests a person who is relatively un-skilled actually believes they are more skilled than they are; and, the reverse: increasing expertise is often associated with underestimation of one's own abilities. Of course, I'm not absolutely sure of that :~
«There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008
Yeah, I think they're generally considered the two extremes of skill/belief in your skill. Or at least, that's how I think of them.
TTFN - Kent
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So, how do you overcome imposter managers--the ones who are sure they aren't inadequate, but really are?
Shovel, applied right about there: :doh: ?
TTFN - Kent
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“Impostor syndrome can be defined as a collection of feelings of inadequacy that persist even in face of information that indicates that the opposite is true. It is experienced internally as chronic self-doubt, and feelings of intellectual fraudulence.”
"'Cause I really wanna know who are you?"
I don't have Imposter Syndrome. Does that mean I'm not a developer? :confused:
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I don't have Imposter Syndrome. Does that mean I'm not a developer? :confused:
It means that you may be naive, and that you are, certainly, not a manager. cheers, Bill
«There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008
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“Impostor syndrome can be defined as a collection of feelings of inadequacy that persist even in face of information that indicates that the opposite is true. It is experienced internally as chronic self-doubt, and feelings of intellectual fraudulence.”
"'Cause I really wanna know who are you?"
Sounds like how I feel around my wife... :~
#SupportHeForShe Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Sounds like how I feel around my wife... :~
#SupportHeForShe Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
It's how I feel around your wife as well.
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It's how I feel around your wife as well.
Hmmm, well now I know why...
#SupportHeForShe Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
