The One Where I Tweeted About Imposter Syndrome
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On Tuesday, I tweeted about imposter syndrome.
I didn’t expect my Tweet to catch on, but it did. My phone has been blowing up with new comments, likes and retweets. It seems a lot of people can relate which makes me feel less alone in the world.
For me, imposter syndrome hits on occasion. I’ve briefly written about it before. Some days, I’m confidence, I’m ready to tackle anything that comes my way. No one can stop me! Other days, like on Tuesday it’s the opposite. Intense feelings of doubt in my coding skills come from nowhere. Am I really a developer? I can code, yes, and I’ve been doing so for most of my professional career, but am I really a developer?
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Imposter by Robin Zebrowski[/caption]
It can be a crippling mindset to be in.
Which is why the responses, advice, resources, etc I have gotten over the past few days have been encouraging. I’m getting out of the imposter syndrome funk and am moving forward. Heck, any other day, I would have talked myself out of write this post. I would have thought myself not good enough of a writer / blogger to put together this post. Yet. Here it is!
I put this post together as a resource / inspiration board for myself and whoever else may need it. My favorite Tweets / takeaways are included below, but I encourage keeping the conversation going.
Push through, learn all you can, know your limitations and try to break through
— Aubrey Fletcher (@airwalkerx) September 27, 2017
Don't assume that the voice in your head is accurately representing what others are thinking. Trust their actions and words over your fears.
— Carolyn Van Slyck (@carolynvs) September 27, 2017
Remember I am entitled to be a beginner, and I am empowered to be wrong.
— Nick (@thundermaverick) September 27, 2017
"Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you." - Steve Jobs #DevDiscuss https://t.co/cKlK8yYv75
— Dereck Curry ?? (@DereckCurry) September 27, 2017
Write lots of code, read lots of code, don’t fear failing.
— Eric J. Gruber (@ericjgruber) September 27, 2017
How do you deal with imposter syndrome?