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This is useful advice, but please don't take it to the extreme of developing imposter syndrome [1]. Good engineers need to balance humility with confidence. T
by russfink 3y ago
This is useful advice, but please don't take it to the extreme of developing imposter syndrome [1]. Good engineers need to balance humility with confidence. Too humble, nobody listens (and you don't get funding). Too confident, people label you as a self-important "blow hard."
[1] http://phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=2042 http://phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=2042
- hinkley 3y agoThere's also a time an place for admitting you are not normal. I burned through a lot of social capital as a young adult because I assumed that if I thought of an idea, everyone else would think of it too if I just gave them a moment, or a few hints. I saw myself as thinking faster, not thinking deeper. When you think of people being slower than usual instead of the solution just being very non-obvious, you don't have the sort of patience the situation requires. Why don't they let donkeys into universities? Because nobody likes a smart ass.