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Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.11,0:00:13.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even after writing eleven books \Nand winning several prestigious awards,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.15,0:00:15.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maya Angelou couldn’t escape \Nthe nagging doubt
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.49,0:00:19.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that she hadn’t really earned \Nher accomplishments.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.68,0:00:22.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Albert Einstein experienced \Nsomething similar:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.59,0:00:25.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he described himself \Nas an “involuntary swindler”
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.97,0:00:29.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whose work didn’t deserve \Nas much attention as it had received.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.54,0:00:33.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Accomplishments at the level \Nof Angelou’s or Einstein’s are rare,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.37,0:00:36.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but their feeling of fraudulence \Nis extremely common.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.40,0:00:38.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why can’t so many of us shake feelings
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.41,0:00:40.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we haven’t earned \Nour accomplishments,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.59,0:00:45.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or that our ideas and skills \Naren’t worthy of others’ attention?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.02,0:00:48.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Psychologist Pauline Rose Clance \Nwas the first to study
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.40,0:00:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this unwarranted sense of insecurity.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.92,0:00:52.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In her work as a therapist,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.29,0:00:56.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she noticed many of her undergraduate \Npatients shared a concern:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.65,0:00:58.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,though they had high grades,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.46,0:01:01.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they didn’t believe they deserved \Ntheir spots at the university.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.78,0:01:05.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some even believed their acceptance \Nhad been an admissions error.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.02,0:01:07.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While Clance knew these fears \Nwere unfounded,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.20,0:01:10.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she could also remember feeling\Nthe exact same way in graduate school.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.77,0:01:14.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She and her patients experienced\Nsomething that goes by a number of names--
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.47,0:01:16.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,imposter phenomenon,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.12,0:01:17.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,imposter experience,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.66,0:01:19.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and imposter syndrome.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.86,0:01:21.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Together with colleague Suzanne Imes,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.63,0:01:26.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Clance first studied imposterism\Nin female college students and faculty.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.62,0:01:30.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their work established pervasive\Nfeelings of fraudulence in this group.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.18,0:01:31.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since that first study,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.64,0:01:34.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the same thing has been established \Nacross gender,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.38,0:01:35.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,race,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.13,0:01:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,age,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.00,0:01:38.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a huge range of occupations,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.37,0:01:41.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,though it may be more prevalent \Nand disproportionately affect
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.42,0:01:44.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the experiences of underrepresented \Nor disadvantaged groups.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.76,0:01:48.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To call it a syndrome \Nis to downplay how universal it is.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.27,0:01:51.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not a disease or an abnormality,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.28,0:01:53.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it isn’t necessarily \Ntied to depression,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.86,0:01:54.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anxiety,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.82,0:01:56.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or self-esteem.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.54,0:01:58.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where do these feelings \Nof fraudulence come from?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.78,0:02:01.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People who are highly skilled \Nor accomplished
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.19,0:02:03.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tend to think others are just as skilled.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.19,0:02:06.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This can spiral into feelings \Nthat they don’t deserve accolades
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.56,0:02:08.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and opportunities over other people.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.60,0:02:11.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as Angelou and Einstein experienced,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.19,0:02:13.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there’s often no threshold \Nof accomplishment
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.51,0:02:15.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that puts these feelings to rest.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.53,0:02:20.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Feelings of imposterism aren’t restricted \Nto highly skilled individuals, either.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.36,0:02:24.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everyone is susceptible to a phenomenon \Nknown as pluralistic ignorance,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.37,0:02:26.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we each doubt ourselves privately,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.90,0:02:29.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but believe we’re alone \Nin thinking that way
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.03,0:02:31.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because no one else voices their doubts.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.24,0:02:34.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since it’s tough to really know \Nhow hard our peers work,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.97,0:02:37.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how difficult they find certain tasks,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.60,0:02:39.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or how much they doubt themselves,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.52,0:02:42.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there’s no easy way to dismiss feelings \Nthat we’re less capable
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.97,0:02:44.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than the people around us.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.73,0:02:46.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Intense feelings of imposterism
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.64,0:02:48.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can prevent people \Nfrom sharing their great ideas
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.92,0:02:52.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or applying for jobs \Nand programs where they’d excel.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.66,0:02:54.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At least so far,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.11,0:02:56.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the most surefire way \Nto combat imposter syndrome
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.61,0:02:58.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to talk about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.15,0:03:00.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many people suffering \Nfrom imposter syndrome
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.23,0:03:02.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are afraid that if they ask \Nabout their performance,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.56,0:03:04.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their fears will be confirmed.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.13,0:03:06.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And even when \Nthey receive positive feedback,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.27,0:03:09.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it often fails to ease \Nfeelings of fraudulence.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.32,0:03:10.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But on the other hand,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.35,0:03:14.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hearing that an advisor or mentor has\Nexperienced feelings of imposterism
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.42,0:03:16.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can help relieve those feelings.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.12,0:03:18.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The same goes for peers.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.19,0:03:20.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even simply finding out there’s a term \Nfor these feelings
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.72,0:03:22.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can be an incredible relief.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.70,0:03:24.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once you’re aware of the phenomenon,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.19,0:03:26.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can combat your own imposter syndrome \N
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.62,0:03:29.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by collecting \Nand revisiting positive feedback.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.39,0:03:32.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One scientist who kept blaming herself \Nfor problems in her lab
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.38,0:03:35.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,started to document the causes \Nevery time something went wrong.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.56,0:03:38.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eventually, she realized most \Nof the problems
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.16,0:03:39.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,came from equipment failure,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.90,0:03:42.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and came to recognize her own competence.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.15,0:03:45.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We may never be able \Nto banish these feelings entirely,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.20,0:03:49.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we can have open conversations \Nabout academic or professional challenges.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.55,0:03:53.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With increasing awareness \Nof how common these experiences are,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.33,0:03:56.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perhaps we can feel freer to be frank \Nabout our feelings
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.81,0:03:58.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and build confidence \Nin some simple truths:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.84,0:04:00.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have talent,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.05,0:04:01.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you are capable,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.41,0:04:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you belong.