When we (Rookie and Mark) sit down and go into one of those self-reflective modes, we often talk about things we wish we knew and so we figured it’d be a good idea to share some of those things. Hopefully maybe one person learns from our failings :) So, without further ado, this is the first post in the series of “Things I wish I Knew”. One thing, I (Mark) personally wish I knew about was imposter syndrome, which according to Wikipedia is: a psychological pattern in which one doubts one's accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a "fraud" From exams in school to sports competitions, each house move, big “stretch” projects, every new role and becoming a parent, I’ve always had the feeling that I’m not good enough. This typically results in me striving to prove myself constantly, which typically works out well but when it doesn’t, it causes: me to burnout colleagues or friends to become frustrated as I may not be giving them enough space ...
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