Step 1: Stop comparing yourself to Twitter! When it comes to social media, people like to post their high points, not their low points. On sites like LinkedIn, people will even frame successes as low points to get likes.
It sounds like you're struggling with impostor syndrome. This is SUPER common amongst developers, especially juniors. The first step to overcoming this is to stop comparisons to others in their tracks. Redirect the comparison to your past self. Compete with yourself. You cannot set goals against others' successes and expect to see how you have achieved, because they are not you. Here is a post I like to go back to and read when I'm struggling with impostor syndrome. It's a good reminder that if you can program, you are a programmer.
Keep hanging out on DEV, seek out a solid mentor, and prove to yourself that you are capable and can do it.
Hola Erica !
Thank you for taking the time to read and write a comment. I do struggle with impostor syndrome constantly, even thought about unfollowing all tech related people on my social media just to get a relief from all their great work. But as you said, I need to focus on myself and competing with my past self only. Again, thank your reading 🙏🏼
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Step 1: Stop comparing yourself to Twitter! When it comes to social media, people like to post their high points, not their low points. On sites like LinkedIn, people will even frame successes as low points to get likes.
It sounds like you're struggling with impostor syndrome. This is SUPER common amongst developers, especially juniors. The first step to overcoming this is to stop comparisons to others in their tracks. Redirect the comparison to your past self. Compete with yourself. You cannot set goals against others' successes and expect to see how you have achieved, because they are not you. Here is a post I like to go back to and read when I'm struggling with impostor syndrome. It's a good reminder that if you can program, you are a programmer.
Keep hanging out on DEV, seek out a solid mentor, and prove to yourself that you are capable and can do it.
Hola Erica !
Thank you for taking the time to read and write a comment. I do struggle with impostor syndrome constantly, even thought about unfollowing all tech related people on my social media just to get a relief from all their great work. But as you said, I need to focus on myself and competing with my past self only. Again, thank your reading 🙏🏼