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having serious imposter syndrome at the moment and it's starring to affect me quite badly ; anyone managed to deal with it in the past ?

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    I deal with it every time I start to work on something or pair program with one of my teammates...

    The kicker now is that I have to put together a "knowledge share" meeting and I have no idea what to share.

    I can tell you though, you have knowledge or you wouldn't be where you are doubting yourself. #PatOnBack #YouGotThis
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    That was my toughest problem during my career. I started as a claims processor after high school. I made a lot of macros to reduce the monotony. It made such a difference for the entire department that I was dropped into several high profile projects with spreadsheets with dollars in the millions. It was terrifying. I ended up speaking to my project lead, who was an amazing person, and he told me that: I had earned where I was and had nothing more to prove than what I had already done. Anything more than that was a bonus.
    After that, I just made a point to learn more than was necessary about a situation so I felt more confident in my task.
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    Scott Hanselman wrote about it in his blog http://goo.gl/CBq9S. The word "phony" really describes what you may be feeling. I'm in the beginning of my career but already dealing with some critical projects with short deadlines, everything is so stressful, and I feel this same way at least once a week. Just keep working hard on your goals and try to be in peace with yourself (most of the time).
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    @erickalves05

    great article
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    @bloodmat he's a nice guy. Search for some of his talks. They are great.
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    Currently going through this myself so no advice, just know you're not the only one feeling this way!
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