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Sounds like your friend might suffer from impostor syndrome.
by georgieporgie 15y ago
Sounds like your friend might suffer from impostor syndrome.
- 46Bit 15y agoDoesn't sound to me like he's really suffering. Suffering requires someone to suffer. And no, to me this isn't really pedantry.
- Cushman 15y agoIndeed. Underestimating your abilities is no fun, but if your estimation of your math skills is all that's keeping you from life as a quant let me be the first to tell you you suck at math.
- cema 15y agoEven so, had he joined DEShaw he would still have the syndrome which could easily affect his work there (as a self-fulfilled prophecy). Happens all the time.
- mahyarm 15y agoBeing around people who I feel are better than me just pushes me to become even better.