Lecture 20 - imposter syndrome + procrastination

Question 1

What is imposter syndrome?

Answer 1

• the feeling of being a fraud and undeserving of accomplishments or successes, even in the face of objective evidence that these have been earned
• when people get a job or a promotion, they can often doubt that they deserved such opportunities, attributing success to a fluke for instance

Question 2

What is procrastination?

Answer 2

• the tendency to delay tasks that you should be doing
• understanding your own reasons for procrastination and figuring out how to improve specific task productivity can help with your time at University + in future careers