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Your Insecurities Aren’t What You Think They Are

WorkLife with Adam Grant

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Do You Have Impostor Thoughts?

Psychologists have distinguished between strategic optimism and defensive pessimism. The first is not to ignore your insecurities, it's to embrace them well in advance. Narsin lovy turned her impostor sintram into fuel when she was asked to speak at a ted conference for the third time.

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