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Thought for the Day Impostor syndrome is....

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Impostor syndrome is a paradox:

- Others believe in you

- You don't believe in yourself

- Yet you believe yourself instead of them

If you doubt yourself, shouldn't you also doubt your judgment of yourself?

When multiple people believe in you, it might be time to believe them.

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