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Just went on a rant about "impostor syndrome" the other day and how it's just cope-language for people who know deep down that they don't actually provide any v
by rglover 3y ago
Just went on a rant about "impostor syndrome" the other day and how it's just cope-language for people who know deep down that they don't actually provide any value (and aren't terribly interested in learning how to do that).
Another one is "adulting" which is literally just taking responsibility for one's own life/actions post-adolescence.
- jzb 3y agoI've always heard (and used) "adulting" as "doing the boring, unrewarding, never-ending tasks that come with adulthood." Yes, we have a responsibility to do those things. But there's no harm IMO in acknowledging that they feel like drudgery and bullshit a lot of the time.
- nightfly 3y agoI think this is the first comment on here I've wanted to just say "fuck you" to. There are lots of reasons for people to feel insecure, and this type of attitude doesn't help
- rglover 3y agoYou've proven Carlin's point.
- nightfly 3y agoNo. How do you think your students would feel if they knew this is how you think of them? I know lots of insecure people, some who are new but still learning, some very skilled in some areas with holes in others but their skills areas way more then make up for their deficiencies, some who just have anxiety issues who don't have any skill issues at all. And a few who really might be in over their heads. The last category is the smallest.
- rglover 3y agoI'm very direct and honest with them about things just like this. I don't hold punches. I teach them to work the problem [1] instead of whining or wasting time on spinning their mental tires. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0h2Wk6-C_I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0h2Wk6-C_I