blog | Ease | PhD thoughts | Sovereignty
That person you’re comparing to is a hot mess too
Consider these 3 things the very next time you start thinking, “But I suck and I’m failing my PhD because they’re doing better than me…”
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“I’m a shy person and I don’t like talking to strangers”
You might understand how deeply uncomfortable it can feel to be catapulted into spaces where you feel you have to be ‘on display’ or ‘performing’ a personality that just doesn’t feel good. BUT… how about if we just didn’t respond to those bullshit confidence imperatives?
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“I think your approach might be a little too blunt”
Whatever you’re up against, what part of you can you call up to rise above and beyond the stuck limitations of other people’s bullshit, expectations, conventions or ‘rules’?
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blog | Magic | PhD thoughts | Sovereignty
I think my work is fucking excellent, and that’s enough
Sometimes (increasingly) I think that all that’s important is that we each understand and appreciate the value of our own research and writing.
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How much is good enough?
I found myself confronted with a new and sudden ‘truth’ that I simply wasn’t good enough… Here’s how I found my way back.
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Trust me, you’re good enough
If you’re reading this post, chances are that you muddle your way through every day thinking you’re not good enough too, terrified that ‘they’ are going to find out that liar-liar-pants-on-fire, you’re actually not at all qualified to be here and nothing but a big horrible imposter.
