Why impostor syndrome is a good thing
đź”— a linked post to
catapultnorth.com »
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originally shared here on
Impostor syndrome thrives when:
→ You’re in a period of rapid growth. New job, new challenge, new responsibility — when you’re leveling up, impostor syndrome loves to make an entrance.
→ You’re surrounded by high performers. The more talented the people around you, the easier it is to assume you’re the odd one out.
→ You actually care. If the work didn’t matter to you, you wouldn’t be questioning yourself in the first place.
This sums up how I’ve felt at my new role1 for the past several months. The nice thing is whenever I talk to my coworkers about it, they all seem to resonate equally with those feelings.
Which, according to my pal Colleen here, means I’m definitely in the right place.
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At what point will I feel like it’s no longer my “new job” and just my “job?” Related question: when does a company no longer get to claim to be a startup? Is there a timeframe? Org size? Or is it a vibe, something that describes the culture and mentality of the team? ↩