beating the imposter syndrome...the imposter syndrome i am not as capable as people think i am and...
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Beating the imposter syndrome
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I am not as capable as people think I am
and they will find outsooner or later
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Those around me are more able than I am
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I will disappoint my advisor
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It is more luck than talent that got me where I am
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If I get a compliment on a job well done
I think the person is just trying to be nice
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YOU ARE NOT ALONE
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Stanford Survey
Conducted via Facebook friends and emailing lists
220 responses in 24 hours (80 male, 140 female)
Biases in population? unknown
Answers >90% from engineering/earth sciences
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Survey questionsThis applies to me never, rarely, sometimes, often or always:
2. I’m afraid of disappointing my advisor(s)
3. I often succeed on a task, even if I’m afraid I will not do well before I undertake it
4. I think it was luck more than talent that got me into grad school
5. I am afraid that my advisor(s) and peers will find out that I am not as capable as they
think I am
6. I give the impression that I am more capable than I really am
7. When I get complimented on a job well done, I often feel the person giving the
compliment is merely trying to be nice
8. I am afraid that others will discover my lack of ability and/or skills
9. I compare my abilities to those around me and think they are more able than I am
10. (If you answered often/always to any): Do these factors affect your performance at
school? What, if anything, can your instructor(s)/advisor(s) do to help you deal
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I’m afraid to be found out
I think that ....
often/always
43% male, 62% female
never/rarely
30% male, 15% female
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I am afraid to disappoint
I think that .........
Often/always
40% male, 60% female
Never/rarely
18% male, 6% female
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Others are more capable
I think that .........
often/always
50% male, 71% female
never/rarely
22% male, 6% female
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More by luck than talent
I think that .....
often/always
30% male, 36% female
never/rarely
42% male, 34% female
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Compliment = being nice
I think that ....
often/always
21% male, 33% female
never/rarely
47% male, 25% female
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If you have such feelings, is performance affected?
Male52% yes, negatively (“scared”,”avoidance behavior”)27% yes, positively (“work harder”)21% no
Female87% yes, negatively (“scared”, “avoidance behavior”,
“exhaustion”, “negative impacts on personal life”)7% yes, positively (“work harder”)7% no
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Can anything be done?
Male45% advisor/mentor/instructor can help5% nothing can be done by anyone50% I need to do this myself
Female76% advisor/mentor/instructor can help2% nothing can be done by anyone11% I don’t know11% I need to do this myself
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What can be done to help?Frequent suggestions for advisors
Male
• Give honest and regular feedback
• Give students a sense of importance of their work
• Be more involved
Female
• Set students up for (small) confidence building successes
• Be open about stress, I.S., own failures
• Give regular encouragement and positive reinforcement
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“Well, others may feel like fakes,
or may have felt like fakes,
but I really am one”
Or are you?
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You are where you are for good reasons
You were admitted because you are good
You earn a Ph.D. because you earn it
You got a job because you can do it
People that select/judge you are not stupid
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A small mishap is not proof of being a fake
One C-minus after twenty B-plusses or As
does not mean you can no longer do it
A wrong tangent or misunderstanding
does not mean you have lost the ability
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Feeling like a fake? GOOD!
It might just mean that you are
a little out of your comfort zone
Is that really a bad thing?
Maybe we can embrace it
It shows we challenge ourselves, we learn