Yeah, I think so much of this comes from tests and grades in school. You go through the most formative years of your life taking tests, getting grades, moving onto the next year in school, and getting certificates and degrees.
Then eventually, that part of your life is over and you’re just on your own. I remember when my wife and I first took our son home from the hospital. We kept expecting some authority to come around and deem us worthy of parenting or something. It just felt weird to be like “here’s a baby, good luck!”
So much of life is like that, which leads to a lot of people experiencing imposter syndrome. I’ve personally been working professionally for 20+ years and sometimes think “ah man, today’s the day I’m gonna have a surprise test and everyone’s going to know I don’t know what the hell I’m doing.”
Yeah, I think so much of this comes from tests and grades in school. You go through the most formative years of your life taking tests, getting grades, moving onto the next year in school, and getting certificates and degrees.
Then eventually, that part of your life is over and you’re just on your own. I remember when my wife and I first took our son home from the hospital. We kept expecting some authority to come around and deem us worthy of parenting or something. It just felt weird to be like “here’s a baby, good luck!”
So much of life is like that, which leads to a lot of people experiencing imposter syndrome. I’ve personally been working professionally for 20+ years and sometimes think “ah man, today’s the day I’m gonna have a surprise test and everyone’s going to know I don’t know what the hell I’m doing.”