▶️ How to tackle the impostor syndrome?
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I still have an impostor syndrome, but I've found ways of reducing it at least a bit. I do so by recording these elements in a sort of journal:
- Key achievements: milestones I've reached, big tasks finished, challenges mastered
- Positive feedbacks: stories and testimonials of people that say how my work had value for them
I track these things in Notion. I then use it in two ways:
Resurface: Every day in my routine pages I see the key achievements from yesterday, a week ago, a month ago and a year ago.
A screenshot showing how my key achievements of the past automatically resurface in my morning routine document in notion.
Positive bomb: when I'm down I go back to the positive feedback page and just read until I realize that I'm on a good path.
A screenshot showing my database of positive feedbacks in Notion using screenshots and the gallery view.
More resources
Erik Flowers wrote an interesting summary about the issue we have when we learn new skills and how this can lead to the impostor syndrome.
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