Re:Crushing the Impostor Syndrome
by _sabe_ on Monday July 29, 2013 @01:49PM
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I'd think I have very high expectations on my self, but that don't make me compare myself to others. The reason I aim for perfection is purely philosophical. If I don't make things as good as I can, why do them at all? Only people who do things for worldly matters like money and status, walk around and compare them selves to others in this silly way. :S
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Re:Crushing the Impostor Syndrome
by yeahrightdbag on Tuesday July 30, 2013 @11:37AM
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I'm not talking about comparing yourself to others as far as money or status. I'm talking simply on an individual level. For example, if you're a programmer you might compare yourself to John Carmack, Linus Torvalds, etc. Even on a more realistic level, a new/jr programmer might compare himself to the senior person in his group and think "Wow, I'll never be that good".
I totally agree with "If I don't make things as good as I can, why do them at all?" as I've thought along the same lines.