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If someone thinks that they may be an impostor, then they probably are. Firstly, it means that they think that our society is a meritocracy (or close to it); t
by jondubois 8y ago
If someone thinks that they may be an impostor, then they probably are.
Firstly, it means that they think that our society is a meritocracy (or close to it); this shows that they lack life experience/wisdom. Once you realize how far society is from being a meritocracy, it's literally impossible to feel like an impostor. There are so many successful people who are idiots that even if you were an idiot yourself, you would still be within the norm; I.e. not an impostor.
Another thing about people who have impostor syndrome is that it shows that they feel insecure about their intelligence and/or abilities. Insecurities are typically rooted in past experiences or traumas. Smart people often get positive reinforcement about their intelligence; they don't have traumas or insecurities when it comes to their intelligence.
- myxozoa 8y agoThis almost reads as satire. There are so many assumptions here that are completely off base.... I would be described as an intelligent person by most anyone I know and yet I have very low self esteem, in fact many of the intelligent people I know are the same way. These kinds of issues can't be distilled that simply.
- jondubois 8y agoSelf esteem is not related to confidence. If you had very low self esteem and someone asked you what the result of 1 + 1 was, you would probably still be 100% confident that the answer is 2. If your emotions or self esteem gets in the way of your logical reasoning, then your reasoning skills were probably not that great to begin with.