“I have written eleven books, but each time I think, ‘Uh oh, they’re going to find out now. I’ve run a game on everybody, and they’re going to find me out.’” Even the most successful, prolific people ...

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A reader contemplating whether to apply for a higher-paying job recently wrote me about feeling held back by professional self-doubt, a sentiment commonly known as impostor syndrome. I asked readers ...

Imposter syndrome often strikes while you're at work or school — it's the feeling that you don't belong and you're less capable than the people around you. It also comes with the fear that you'll fail ...

People with impostor syndrome doubt their achievements and ability and fear that they may be a fraud. Impostor syndrome can affect anyone, regardless of job or social status, but high-achieving ...