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This is incorrect - it's not about lacking bits of knowledge expected for a role, it's when someone feels like a fraud and undeserving of their status despite b
by crtasm 5y ago
This is incorrect - it's not about lacking bits of knowledge expected for a role, it's when someone feels like a fraud and undeserving of their status despite being entirely competent.
- aulin 5y agoYou can be entirely competent for a role and do it successfully while still feeling like you're missing fundamental knowledge you won't ever need to accomplish your job but that it's commonly perceived as a requisite. That can generate anxiety as you believe someone will at some point discover what you perceive as ignorance.
- crtasm 5y agoSure, but that is not imposter syndrome.
- aulin 5y agoDon't know, I'm still not convinced. The term deals more with the outcome, feeling like a fraud while being perfectly capable of fulfilling a role, than the reasons that could spawn those feelings. In my opinion feeling you lack knowledge you don't really need could be one of those reasons. Another could be you come from a different background than your peers and you feel somewhat inferior for being atypical.