The term impostor syndrome, coined in 1978, is described as a feeling of “phoniness in people who believe that they are not intelligent, capable or creative despite evidence of high achievement.” Basically, when you feel inadequate despite evident success. There’s a host of reasons why someone could be living with impostor syndrome. Though impostor syndrome isn’t an official diagnosis, psychologists acknowledge that it is a very real and specific form of intellectual self-doubt. While the root cause isn’t entirely clear, there are things you can do to tackle impostor syndrome. Instead of thinking something like “I don’t know anything” why not try reframing it to “I don’t know everything...yet.

Source: Forbes December 10, 2017 15:00 UTC