164. Do You Have Impostor Syndrome?

Does anyone really know what they’re doing? How do we reward the competent and not the confident? And what’s wrong with using TikTok for research?

RESOURCES:

• " Why Everyone Feels Like They’re Faking It • ," by Leslie Jamison ( The New Yorker, • 2023). • " The Impostor Phenomenon Revisited: Examining the Relationship between Workplace Impostor Thoughts and Interpersonal Effectiveness at Work • ," by Basima Tewfik ( Academy of Management Journal, • 2022). • " You’re Not an Imposter. You’re Actually Pretty Amazing • ," by Kess Eruteya ( Harvard Business Review, • 2022). • " Workplace ‘Impostor Thoughts’ May Have a Genuine Upside • ," by Meredith Somers ( Ideas Made to Matter, • 2022). The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times, • by Michelle Obama (2022). • " Prevalence, Predictors, and Treatment of Impostor Syndrome: a Systematic Review • ," by Dena M. Bravata, Sharon A. Watts, Autumn L. Keefer, Divya K. Madhusudhan, Katie T. Taylor, Dani M. Clark, Ross S. Nelson, Kevin O. Cokley, and Heather K. Hagg ( Journal of General Internal Medicine, • 2020). • " What Is Imposter Syndrome and How Can You Combat It? • " by Elizabeth Cox ( TED-Ed, • 2018). • " Is Resilience Only Skin Deep?: Rural African Americans' Socioeconomic Status-Related Risk and Competence in Preadolescence and Psychological Adjustment and Allostatic Load at Age 19 • ," by Gene H. Brody, Tianyi Yu, Edith Chen, Gregory Miller, Steven M. Kogan, and Steven R. H. Beach ( Psychological Science, • 2013). • “ Emotion Generation and Emotion Regulation: One or Two Depends on Your Point of View • ,” by James Gross and Lisa Feldman Barrett ( Emotion Review, • 2011). • " Good C.E.O.’s Are Insecure (and Know It) • ," by Adam Bryant ( The New York Times, • 2010). Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time, • by Howard Schultz (1997).

EXTRAS:

• " Reading Dostoevsky Behind Bars • ," by People I (Mostly) Admire • (2023). • " Can a Moonshot Approach to Mental Health Work? • " by People I (Mostly) Admire • (2023). • " Why Do We Get Angry? • " by No Stupid Questions • (2023).

SOURCES:

Edith Chen • , professor of psychology at Northwestern University. Pauline Rose Clance • , professor emerita of psychology at Georgia State University. Kess Eruteya • , founder of InclusionZ and fellow at the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce. Obi Felten • , founder and C.E.O. of Flourish Labs. Suzanne Ament Imes • , clinical psychologist and academic researcher at Georgia State University. Erika James • , dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Steven Levitt • , professor of economics at the University of Chicago, host of People I (Mostly) Admire, • and co-author of the Freakonomics • books. Gregory Miller • , professor of psychology at Northwestern University. Michelle Obama • , attorney, author, and former first lady of the United States. Howard Schultz • , former C.E.O. and chairman emeritus of Starbucks. Basima Tewfik • , professor of work and organization studies at the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management. Eric Weiner • , professor of educational foundations at Montclair State University.