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Curated list of resources about imposter syndrome :facepunch: :suspect:
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# Awesome Imposter Syndrome [![Awesome](https://cdn.rawgit.com/sindresorhus/awesome/d7305f38d29fed78fa85652e3a63e154dd8e8829/media/badge.svg)](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome)

(i know, it's a bit horrible title here)



> A curated list of awesome articles, videos, talks about [imposter syndrome](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome). Althought i considered this list is for imposter syndrom applying to software development, but if you have some good article or video concerning another sphere and you can describe why it's useful - i can add this!



*Looking for something else? Take a look at other [awesome lists](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome).*



## Contribution

:octocat: All contributions welcome. Feel free to contribute ([guidelines](contributing.md)).



## Nota bene

:sparkles: Many of resources presented here have a comment system, and sometimes comments and personal experiences are more useful than article!



## Contents

- [Resources](#resources)

  - [General Resources](#general-resources)

  - [Community](#community)

- [Articles](#articles)

  - [General](#general)

  - [Personal Experience](#personal-experience)

- [Videos](#videos)

  - [Conference Talks](#conference-talks)

  - [Educational](#educational)

  - [Personal](#personal)



## Resources



### General Resources

* [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome) article



### Community

* [Feeling like everyone is a better software developer than you and that someday you'll be found out? You're not alone. One of the professions most prone to "imposter syndrome" is software development.](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/4fn8go/feeling_like_everyone_is_a_better_software/) - very good (and big) thread on Reddit about article that you can find below (Shut Up, Imposter Syndrome: I Can Too Program). Personal expiriences are gold!



## Articles



### General

* [Shut Up, Imposter Syndrome: I Can Too Program](https://www.laserfiche.com/simplicity/shut-up-imposter-syndrome-i-can-too-program/)

* [Programmer Imposter Syndrome: 6 Ways to Get Over Yours](https://www.codingdojo.com/blog/programmer-imposter-syndrome/) - six really good advices about overcoming your imposter syndrome by CodingDojo.

* [What is Impostor Syndrome? 6 Ways for Designers and Developers to Beat it](https://www.shopify.com/partners/blog/what-is-impostor-syndrome) - and another piece on imposter syndrom and six ways how to beat it from Shopify.



### Personal Experience

* [I’m an Impostor](https://davidwalsh.name/impostor-syndrome) - confessions of David Walsh on theme. ___There's one feeling, however, that I've not been able to conquer during my professional career:  Impostor Syndrome.___

* [When programming was no longer fun](https://dev.to/carlhembrough/programming-used-to-be-fun) - some very good advices from personal experience of Carl Hembrough. Comments are worth it!

* [The Imposter Syndrome. Why you feel like a fake.](https://dev.to/lewismenelaws/the-imposter-syndrome-why-you-feel-like-a-fake-34f3) - personal experience of Lewis Menelaws on dev.to

* [Impostor Syndrome - It's real and it's all our faults](https://dev.to/spirodonfl/impostor-syndrome---its-real-and-its-all-our-faults-3jp8) - good piece by Spiro Floropoulos about imposter syndrome and our overwhelmingly complex *-end ecosystems.

* [One Useful Advice To Fight The Impostor Syndrome](https://dev.to/ice_lenor/one-useful-advice-to-fight-the-impostor-syndrome-3p8) - one good advice to fight imposter syndrome. Don't forget to read comments!



### Technical

* [4 Things a Junior Web Developer Should do to Combat Imposter Syndrome](https://medium.com/building-crowdriff/4-things-a-junior-web-developer-should-do-to-combat-imposter-syndrome-dc0878165156) - four technical tips for junior web-developers to fight imposter syndrome.



## Videos



### Conference Talks

* [Escaping Imposter Syndrome](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKTm3TV9u4M) - personal experience talk of Chris Lema

* [Madeleine Neumann: Impostor syndrome, am I suffering enough to talk about it? | JSConf Budapest 2017](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A9FsUOcDYw&t=359s) - awesome talk by Madeleine Neumann, where she sharing her experience of imposter syndrome and giving some good advices for dealing with it.

* [Unpacking Imposter Syndrome](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIc_jh3wCes) - interesting talk by Sarah C Young from the point of view of community factors affecting imposter syndrome.

* [TED Talks Playlist: Fighting impostor syndrome](https://www.ted.com/playlists/503/fighting_impostor_syndrome)



### Educational

* [The Impostor Syndrome](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqhUHyVpAwE) - good animated explanations about what imposter syndrome is.



### Personal

* [Managing Imposter Syndrome as a New Developer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKCeSJ6dQ68) - this one short video by Hope Connell, but it contains many great thoughts and advices for new developers.

* [Self Doubt In Programming & Web Development](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sard25VQ2HU) and [Dealing With Depression & Anxiety In Programming](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xad_zGw_gI) - just good personal experiences of Brad Traversy.

* [Beating Your Imposter Syndrome -- Designer vs. Developer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4PVnm-Ho8c) - Mustafa Kurtuldu speaks to Mat Scales, a Developer Programs Engineer on the Google Developer Relations Team, about how to use the Dunning-Kruger effect and how having a little bit of knowledge in design demonstrates that you know more than you realize.