Episode 3: Has it Ever Occurred to You that Maybe You ARE an Imposter?

WorldatWork's NSFW Podcast with Charles Epstein

Aug 22 2021 • 6 mins

When someone tells you they feel like an imposter, what they think is a shocking confession is the very definition of a humble brag as almost 100% of the time they should feel like an imposter. You could be a verifiably great dad or great boss, the Shakespeare of press releases, the Mozart of advertising jingles, or the Michael Jordan of actuaries. But you’re not Shakespeare, Mozart, or the Jordan who dropped 63 points on the Celtics in game two of the 1986 playoffs. You have to be several orders of magnitude more impressive to have a credible case of imposter syndrome.  (Click here for the NSFW column.) Thanks for listening!.