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>It's a fluke that I got this job interview...”

>“I studied for weeks, but I’m still not prepared...”

>“I’m not actually good at this. They’re going to see right through me...”

>If any of these thoughts resonate with you, you're not alone. They are so common they have a name: impostor syndrome

I mean it's clear that their secret sauce is just instilling confidence in everyone, and it's great to have such an optimistic view, but reality is that these things are often true and happen to everybody. Sometimes you're just not good enough, sorry.



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