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Discussion on: 20 Ways to Fight Impostor Syndrome

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Daragh Byrne

Great stuff. I think it's really important to realise that impostor syndrome shifts and changes. There are things I do now with ease, that I once felt like an impostor at. And where I feel like an impostor today is where I'll feel competent or even excel in a couple of months or year's time.

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Andrew (he/him)

Similarly, there are things I was great at 5 years ago that -- because I haven't practiced them in such a long time -- I'd be hopeless at now. If you don't use it, you lose it.

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Daragh Byrne

Truth! It's interesting to observe the re-learning process sometimes, amazing to see what comes back to you as you revisit something old.