Agree with others' comments on impostor syndrome. I organise my thoughts ahead of interactions so I can avoid looking foolish. While my goal is to look prepare

Agree with others' comments on impostor syndrome. I organise my thoughts ahead of interactions so I can avoid looking foolish. While my goal is to look prepared, I don't think the preparation itself directly affects how I am seen. It is more that being prepared reduces my anxiety and makes it easier for me to be fully present. I actually wrote a quite detailed post on LI about my process for this a couple of months back: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/peterhaasz_i-suffer-from-imposter-syndrome-when-asked-activity-6887521645339254784-zJ5g https://www.linkedin.com/posts/peterhaasz_i-suffer-from-impo... Another dimension for me is that preparedness is about energy management. I have had my fair share of running between meetings with no context and figuring things out on the fly. You get through it, but gee it's exhausting.