What exactly is imposter syndrome?
In: Other
It’s related to the [Dunning-Kruger Effect](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect). When you know nothing about a subject, that’s fine. But when you learn a little bit about something, you suddenly feel like you know a lot since you know much more than you did previously. This gives you a lot of confidence in your knowledge.
But, as you gain experience and a bit more knowledge, you realise that there is *so much more* that you don’t know. So, even though you know more than you did earlier, you realise how much you have to learn. This can lead to feeling less confident in your abilities, and feeling insecure. *This* is what imposter syndrome is: when somebody who is skilled/knowledgeable in a field feels like they’re a fraud and don’t belong there because everybody else seems to know more than them.
Latest Answers