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Why Embracing Your Impostor Syndrome is a Really Bad Idea

by Dr. Valerie Young | Sep 7, 2017 | Articles, Blog

When asked in an interview if he ever felt like an impostor, Saturday Night Live writer and comedian John Mulaney replied: “Oh yeah. Steve Higgins [a producer for SNL] asked me on one of my first one or two days: ‘You feel like a fraud?’ And I said yes, and he...

Is the Impostor Syndrome All Bad?

by Dr. Valerie Young | Jan 24, 2014 | Articles, Blog

An article in the Abu Dhabi English-edition daily, The National, approached the impostor syndrome from a unique angle. Most articles focus on the anxiety of waiting for the other shoe to drop. Instead this Middle East reporter says impostor syndrome can be an...

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