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How To Combat Imposter Syndrome
One of the reasons toddlers learn so quickly is their total lack of self-awareness 😅
Fall while learning to walk?
No big deal. Get back up and keep going
Have trouble speaking?
No big deal. Just keep trying
Make a mess while eating?
No big deal. Keep it coming!
One reason is because they have no context to how they are supposed to act. Or how well they are doing relative to other toddlers
Are they doing better than expected or worse than expected?
Are they embarrassing themselves?
Should they just give up?
These aren’t even thoughts to them!
But as some point we learn to be ashamed for our mistakes. We assume some people are just “naturally” talented at a thing so we don’t even try.
As adults we call this Imposter Syndrome, when
“an individual doubts their skills, talents, or accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a fraud” — Wikipedia
Some try to counter this with an obsessive drive to know and do more, but this often exacerbates the problem, as the more you learn about a topic, the more you realize…
