Impostor syndrome has nothing to do with skills

2 fundamental errors we make when thinking about "success"

We make two fundamental errors when thinking about success in our (professional) life:

1. We grossly overestimate how much (and what) skill you need to have to be "good" at something.

2. We think that a way to deal with our impostor syndrome is to get more skilled and that this somehow deals with it. This is patently false.

Most people I met understand that thei…