Imposter Syndrome: Three Ways To Take It On

In this post I — Edwin Klesman — , a technical creator and (web/mobile) developer, reflected on my life and career and found out common ways that helped me to keep Imposter Syndrome at bay. Ways that can help you too.

The Internet has a strong tendency to hype things. Especially when those things are being discussed above average. The same goes for Imposter Syndrome.
During the last three years or so, more people in the tech industry are opening up on their insecurities:

• Developers in awesome tech functions that don’t know if they can live up their pay-check
• SEOs from Silicon Valley that feel overwhelmed with what they are on top of
• Frightened product creators that won’t ship their product because they’re unconfident about themselves.

What IS Imposter Syndrome?

Let’s look at what Imposter Syndrome actually is.
The Cambridge Dictionary states the following definition:

impostor syndromenoun
[ U ]UK /ɪmˈpɒs.tə ˌsɪn.drəʊm/ US /ɪmˈpɑː.stɚ ˌsɪn.droʊm/
the feeling that your achievements are not real or that you do not deserve praise or success