The mistake is thinking imposter syndrome is a phase.

I’ve learnt that the goal isn’t to “overcome” imposter syndrome. That framing itself is exhausting. The real task is learning how to keep working while it sits beside you.

For me, imposter syndrome shows up most when I pause to evaluate myself. So I reduce pauses.

I focus on the next small, concrete task. I try not to focus on how this will be judged. Just: what is the next thing that needs doing?

Action shrinks the noise. Reflection amplifies it.

I also stopped using confidence as a prerequisite. Some days you don’t feel ready. You work anyway. Readiness often arrives after movement, not before.

Another hard truth: imposter syndrome feeds on isolation. When everything stays in your head, the voice sounds authoritative. The moment you put work out, it loses some power. Reality pushes back. 

And finally, I stopped treating the feeling as a signal to stop. Most of the time, it’s just a sign that I’m operating near the edge of my ability, which is usually where learning happens.

I feel imposter syndrome doesn’t need to be cured. It needs to be ignored just enough for the work to continue.