Imposter Syndrome and the Tales It Tells
Have you heard of imposter syndrome? The fear that you’ve somehow achieved everything in your life by accident, and sooner or later everyone will realize you’re an imposter who knows nothing? I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately. Somewhere along the line, I acquired a bad case of it, and I’ve never quite been able to shake it, despite all evidence to the contrary. It’s all about the stories (and lies) we tell ourselves, how we frame events, the themes and patterns we draw out (because we’re always looking for patterns and narratives, that’s what we do, we humans).