Imposter Syndrome
How does imposter syndrome affect our behavior?
4.7 (36)
36 mins
Take a look at the psychological rabbit hole of cognitive biases, self-deception, and how they influence self-perception. From the stock trader's irrational resistance to admitting mistakes, to the brain's tendency to seek out only confirming evidence, learn the multitude of mental blindspots that warp our perception of reality.
Ep 1:
The Power of Not Knowing
An Icelandic candidate who embraced doubt outperformed her overconfident rivals, revealing how humility, resisting early certainty, and admitting mistakes can outsmart false confidence and costly self-deception.
Ep 2:
Playing Not to Lose
A simple number puzzle exposes our compulsion to confirm rather than challenge our beliefs, while new research dismantles the popular myth that willpower is a limited, exhaustible resource.
Ep 3:
The Lies We Believe About Ourselves
From delusional leadership rankings to unconscious bias in bystanders, this episode uncovers just how thoroughly—and unknowingly—we deceive ourselves about our own minds and motives.
Ep 4:
Why Delusion Might Save You
Decades of psychology insisted clear-eyed realism equals sanity—until researchers discovered that optimistic illusions about our abilities, futures, and control may actually keep us mentally healthy.
Discussions (19)
Gregory
Level 7 · 10 mo agoImpostor syndrome is just my brain running diagnostics! It keeps me checking those backups. If I thought I knew it all, I'd have nuked a server by now.
Kristopher
Level 9 · 10 mo agoOddsson at 14% is rough.
Remington
Level 7 · 10 mo agoThat identity foreclosure stat is so real! I was super sure about my career at 20 and now I really regret not listening to my mentors back then.
