u/bklynpeter wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
I had/have that feeling all the time. One thing they talk a lot about at Codesmith is Imposter Syndrome, that persistent feeling that you don’t belong there, that someone let you in by mistake. I was in about five group projects at Codesmith and I’d estimate that I played an impo
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
One of the problems with imposter syndrome is that some people actually aren’t skilled enough because they are genuinely in over their heads and use it as an excuse for their performance. Don’t get me wrong, many people have real imposter syndrome but a program shouldn’t be telling all of its students they have it and that’s why they feel stressed. People learn at different paces and in different ways and you shouldn’t use it as an excuse for a program that isn’t teaching you the most effectively for you.