So much to say. I love the reframing. I also think I’ve always believed that a generous pinch of imposter syndrome is a good thing because it makes me do better, work harder and interrogate further. And I agree that men suffer probably as much as women but have been programmed not to talk about it for all sorts of reasons depending on how they grew up and who shaped that growing up. But I guess it depends on which side of the median you fall. I chased way too many rabbits down way too many holes and found it completely exhausting (debilitating even) especially when the stakes were high (or I perceived them to be high). I also believe, without any scholarly research but plenty of observations and anecdotal evidence collected over a lifetime, that imposter syndrome can also be an imprint of trauma. Especially childhood trauma. Just like perfectionism and hyper vigilance (but maybe that’s something for another day). Finally, linking it back to AI, it’s absolutely the case that questioning some of the slop it serves up is a very good thing. Shrieks of “well that’s f****ing nonsense!” can be heard from me, on the daily, when I look at Claude’s latest hot take on something. And if that’s the work of imposter syndrome, then I’ll take that thank you very much!
So much to say. I love the reframing. I also think I’ve always believed that a generous pinch of imposter syndrome is a good thing because it makes me do better, work harder and interrogate further. And I agree that men suffer probably as much as women but have been programmed not to talk about it for all sorts of reasons depending on how they grew up and who shaped that growing up. But I guess it depends on which side of the median you fall. I chased way too many rabbits down way too many holes and found it completely exhausting (debilitating even) especially when the stakes were high (or I perceived them to be high). I also believe, without any scholarly research but plenty of observations and anecdotal evidence collected over a lifetime, that imposter syndrome can also be an imprint of trauma. Especially childhood trauma. Just like perfectionism and hyper vigilance (but maybe that’s something for another day). Finally, linking it back to AI, it’s absolutely the case that questioning some of the slop it serves up is a very good thing. Shrieks of “well that’s f****ing nonsense!” can be heard from me, on the daily, when I look at Claude’s latest hot take on something. And if that’s the work of imposter syndrome, then I’ll take that thank you very much!
I totally get you Nicole, like anything it can go too far and really hurt us. But the whole world could do with a lot more humility right now hahahaha
Indeed. Nice to see some humility being dished out in the US mid-terms.
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