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> Worship your intellect, being seen as smart, you will end up feeling stupid, a fraud, always on the verge of being found out. I wonder if this is an explanat
by Zababa 5y ago
> Worship your intellect, being seen as smart, you will end up feeling stupid, a fraud, always on the verge of being found out.
I wonder if this is an explanation for impostor syndrome. Every time I read about it, it comes from people working in intellectual professions. Those people probably value their intellect a lot, possibly more than money, status or things like that. Thus their insecurities manifest themselves as impostor syndrome.
- leaflets2 5y agoInteresting thoughts. I think the impostor syndrome is more related to fear of failing the others trust, regardless of what field we have in mind. Let's say your friends want you in their ... volleyball team. They think you're good. And now you start worrying about making them disappointed. Although you're the best they know, for real. That'd be the impostor syndrome, but in this case unrelated to intelligence. Instead, a social thing, related to ... Fear of losing some of one's status? (Whatever that status is about.)
- MrDresden 5y ago> "I think the impostor syndrome is more related to fear of failing the others trust..." And why might one fear betraying the trust of others in ones intellect? Could it have something to do with being viewed as less capable, less intelligent? I think for some it could be. Earlier in my life I know it was for me (this exact circular spiral as described above)