#imposterism — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #imposterism, aggregated by home.social.
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Why You May Feel Like an #Imposter and Why You Shouldn't
#Imposterism in the #workplace: The good and the bad.
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Just in time from the #WashingtonPost regarding #imposterism, its potential roots, and strategies for dealing with it:
“Lost in self-doubt? Here’s how to succeed despite impostor syndrome.” https://wapo.st/3Q67KzN
(links to a gifted article)
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Even though I am aware that I am clearly part of the historical majority in physics - White and male - I have come to realize lately that this shouldn’t (self-)trivialize my own struggle with #imposterism. My journey is my own, and for specific reasons tied to my own history.
It’s also fueled by a feature of any majority in any situation … given time, a majority tends to “eat its own”. Despite success, historically majorities often destroy from within. It took me a long time to recognize this.
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Since 1 of my conversations this week was about #imposterism - the looming sense that you’re a phoney and eventually everyone will figure it out and the Ph.D. police take away your degree - I though I would reshare my recent blog post about my personal struggles with this psychological phenomenon.
Many trained professionals with solid records nonetheless wrestle with it. Each story is different. Here is part of mine.
https://steve.cooleysekula.net/blog/2023/08/27/taup-journal-day-zero/
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The past few days at #QueensUniversity have been remarkable, both for @SNOLAB activities and for me professionally. First, it is ALWAYS excellent to touch base with colleagues, especially students and post-docs, where they are. Great conversations about #darkmatter, job hunting, inclusivity, strategies for navigating the research environment, and even #imposterism. Also good progress on organizing for the SNOLAB Experiment Forum, which I co-chair. This is my last half-day here!