Tag Archives: Impostor syndrome

Getting Away with It

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Athene Donald

Do you feel this phrase describes you as you go through your professional life? Do you feel as if you’re a fraud and whereas everyone else knows what they are doing or deserve the position they have attained, you don’t? … Continue reading →

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Courage, Inadequacy and Taking the Plunge

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Athene Donald

It’s almost two years since I wrote about the dangers of looking at people you respect through rose-tinted glasses. That post was prompted by a relatively junior scientist losing their nerve after they had directly challenged something I’d said and … Continue reading →

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Men Feel the Fear Too (but what do they do with it?)

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Athene Donald

My last post struck a chord with many. I was rather overwhelmed by the response, both in direct comments on the post and through the more ephemeral form of twitter. Two aspects particularly struck me: The reaction ‘I thought I … Continue reading →

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What Am I Doing Here?

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Athene Donald

This past week reminded me of the seeming ubiquity of impostor syndrome, even in the visibly successful and apparently supremely confident. Or at least, this statement is true as it pertains to women. One outcome of what follows is I … Continue reading →

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