Anyone else sometimes feel imposter syndrome… as a Farcaster user? I know not everyone is a founder, dev, artist, pm, etc but the high density of builders here sometimes makes me feel like I’m moving too slowly. What is normally inspirational is now feeling like a reminder of everything I’m not working on. 🫠
The trick is to never hold yourself in comparison next to the agendas, accomplishments or milestones and lives of others. Every seed knows its time.
I feel like an imposter reading your bio.😭✌️
As a fellow Googler, I sometimes feel similarly but I wouldn't call it imposter syndrome, more like FOMO. As a SWE I see all the tech non-Googlers use that I don't really get to use and the myriad of small projects people put out there. It's such a different scale.
this feeling partially compelled me to leave the big G, i felt the FOMO watching friends in crypto build crazy shit while i was in SF was the right decision for me to leave, accelerated me in so many ways and i do not have that feeling lol it ofc comes w other challenges :)
respect for saying how it feels! I woke up early this morning to bust out some code because everyone on here moves so fast so I think I'm experiencing th esame effect
Yeah, I was about to agree with you then I read your bio and you give me imposter syndrome too so respectfully, gtfoh. 😂😂😂
I feel inspired for the most part. But sometimes there is this unpleasant spike that motivates me to act. It keeps me going.
Steve you work at Google AND you use Arena That makes you very cool in my book
Nah, I enjoy just being here and exploring. It's not easy taking shit from all the crypto haters out there and sticking around with projects like this. I don't sell myself short in that regard.
i’m non-technical but tech-adjacent so i already feel like an imposter all the time. sometimes more so on Farcaster because everyone seems so exceptionally smart but it inspires me to stay curious
FAANG dev: *stares longingly at startup* Startup: *stares longingly at FAANG revenue* We all out here sad bout some shit, my guy 🫡
It’s a forever disease that loves to flare up when our motivation is out of alignment with our ability to act on it. Other people are just vessels for our own frustration but it’s all a projection Take on some side projects?
This is why 90% of my responses are jokes. I can't take people seriously talking about tech and career stuff out here
Forget moving/working/building...are you learning?
No. I’m about to nuke my life Leaving NYC for Detroit Rethinking everything And I’m old af too 😂 If I measured my life by other peoples yardsticks I’d always fall short All I can ask from myself is to be Better than the old me And to do things that reflect my values and unique talents in the world
Yup every day here and at my IRL job. Insecurities are a sneaky thing. My inner monologue is often one I have to reject when I start to compare my journey to others. I have to remind myself of my worth & value when those doubts creep in. You’re definitely not alone. 💜
It's not so much impostor syndrome, but FC makes me feel like I'm slow as shit.
Lol, story of my frigging life. I'm imposter syndrome on legs.