Imposter Syndrome

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Lately I've been going through a rough patch in my career and it's often left me feeling less-than. With every new application or interview, with every rejection I start to question myself and my abilities a little bit more. And so every task, every new listing becomes a little bit harder and I wonder if I've just lucked my way into the position I'm in,...
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we_attack_at_dawn:
very impactful blog my dude
drunkfurball:
Become a magician. That's the best advice I can give anyone with imposter syndrome. When you're a magician you quickly find out they're all imposters (because duh, it's all tricks). They all guard an empty vault of secrets. You would not believe just how stupid simple some of the most amazing effects are. Most in fact, once you learn them, you immediately will doubt that such a thing would even work, tell your self audiences can't be that dumb, but it did work, on you, until you knew how it was done. You start to recognize even the most successful people you meet are guarding similar empty vaults.

The edge of reason.

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Recent events in my life have had me considering the nature of reason. It can mean the cause or explanation or justification of something, or the brain's ability to think about or form a judgement of that thing. So, to be able to reason with or about something, that thing must necessarily have a reason or else it's not reasonable. That more or less makes...
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Memento Mori, Memento Vivere

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The words above are Latin, in case you've not come across them before. Literally translated, they mean "Remember Death, Remember to Live". All things must end, but it doesn't help us to dwell on that to the point where you forget to have enjoyed the time you have.

There's a deeper part to Memento Mori than just accepting that all things die though. That is,...
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Introspection

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"Happiness is not best achieved by those who seek it directly" - Bertrand Russell

I came upon this quote today and it stuck with me for so long that I felt I had to write something about it, in order to get rid of it. The sentiment at its core is so simple to understand, and so maddeningly difficult when we think how to apply...
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kailo:
Poetical!

The year of Raine

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I just saw that there's a new set of @rainedemure coming out in the new year! I can't think of a better way to start. If this set follows her trend of each being better than the last, it's going to be something truly special...

rainedemure:
I'm so excited for this one!!