Post on 14-Feb-2017
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Impostor syndrome
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02.02.2017 – TOAST Android Developers Meetup
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Contact information
@michalgruca
michal.gruca@gmail.com
www.rits.pl
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About me
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About me
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Let us make it clear
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DEFINITIONIMPOSTOR SYNDROME
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„The impostor syndrome, sometimes called impostor phenomenon or fraud syndrome, is a psychological phenomenon in which people are unable to internalize their accomplishments. Despite external evidence of their competence, those with the syndrome remain convinced that they are frauds and do not deserve the success they have achieved. Proof of success is dismissed as luck, timing, or as a result of deceiving others into thinking they are more intelligent and competent than they believe themselves to be.”
Definitions
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• … thought that you don’t deserve what you’ve got?
• … was afraid that people will discover that you are not worthy of your success
• … put on luck things you’ve done?
• … assumed that you’ve been able to trick others in thinking that you’re worth more than in reality
• … think that other overrate your work?
Have you ever …
By Pyrlo
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• Do you have to put a different face for people
• Act in front of others
• You must take a pose at work
– Or at home
• You’re afraid to tell what you really think
Personality split?
By Geralt
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Don’t have it!
By Meme TN
Then maybe you’ve got• Co workers• Friends• Family• Children
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„The impostor syndrome, sometimes called impostor phenomenon or fraud syndrome, is a psychological phenomenon in which people are unable to internalize their accomplishments. Despite external evidence of their competence, those with the syndrome remain convinced that they are frauds and do not deserve the success they have achieved. Proof of success is dismissed as luck, timing, or as a result of deceiving others into thinking they are more intelligent and competent than they believe themselves to be.”
Definitions
„The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias which can manifest in one of two ways:Unskilled individuals suffer from illusory superiority, mistakenly rating their ability much higher than is accurate. This bias is attributed to a metacognitive inability of the unskilled to recognize their ineptitude.”
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WHY DOES IT MATTERIMPOSTOR SYNDROME
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• It may have influence over someone else work
• Willingness to test new technologies/languages/frameworks/techniques
• Number of ideas raised
• Number of questions asked
• One may not ask for help
• It may have influence over someone career
Impostor Syndrome :: Why does it matter to me
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HOW TO LIVEWHAT NEXTGOT IT :O (OR SOMEONE CLOSE HAS IT)
Impostor syndrome
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WHY USIMPOSTOR SYNDROME
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Knowledge
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• Allow yourself (and others) to fail
• Don’t build too competitive environment for your team
• Think how your perfectionism works for others?
• How does hierarchy works for people
• …
Stress :: Environment
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SELFHELPIMPOSTOR SYNDROME
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How to help Impostor:
• Give honest feedback to others
• Learn to say “Thank you”
• Talk about Impostor Syndrome
I’m impostor, what to do?
• Keep good feedback for worse days
• Kill your heroes
• Learn how to forget about failures
• Fake it till you make it
Selfhelp
By Elitrie -> Wikipedia
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https://twitter.com/royvanrijn/status/816559706982535168
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Curse of knowledge
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Teach others
By Doctormo
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Start small
Interns Kids
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Teach Others :: Tools
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RECOGNITIONOTHER
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• Small things (recognition box)
• Celebrate together
• Rewards
– Team– Company
Recognition
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@michalgruca
michal.gruca@gmail.com
www.rits.pl