Issue No. 3 ā Sunday, 10 July, 2022 By Jill Metcalfe
Thereās very little about Juneās story thatās typical.
Photo by Caroline Gutman for Quanta Magazine
Who, me? from Giphy
āDeep down, youāre a little bit worried that they might eventually figure out that youāre not actually that good.ā
June Huh suffers from impostor syndrome ā that nagging anxiety that youāre not good enough, that one day youāll be found out and be publicly humiliated, and that enduring shame will be your just reward.
Iāve had a severe case of it this week as my Twitter follower count jumped by a couple of hundred.
Thereās a curious paradox at work here.
On the one hand, thereās, āWhy would these people want to follow me???ā
And on the other, thereās, āBut, isnāt this what you wanted?ā
Thereās a tendency to put yourself through all sorts of mental contortions, but in the end you wind up back where you were, carrying on as before.
The fact is that everyone is totally just winging it, all the time. Weāre all impostors. But also, weāre all just doing the best we can with what we have.
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If it seems like you just can't get any traction, there's one fundamental issue you need to address: Your message is not connecting with the people who are receiving it.
Read more about How to find traction.
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āMost strengths have corresponding weaknesses. If you try to manage or mitigate a given weakness, you might also eliminate the corresponding strength.ā
Find out more about Reciprocal Inhibition.
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Make it easier to work from anywhere by identifying āgroundingā activities to help you maintain a sense of routine.
āŖļøĀ Up at 6AM. Journal and writing time. Clear out Slack. Then a workout (lift or run). āŖļøĀ Eating the same foods at lunchtime whenever possible.
More here.
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Khe Hy of RadReads has just published the Notion For Business Ultimate Guide - a comprehensive free resource that guides you through the process of creating a company wiki, setting up a project and task management system, creating a CRM and all sorts of other stuff, in Notion.
Read it here and follow the link to be added to the waiting list to get all 17 templates.
Itās hard to believe that all this is available for absolutely free, rather than being sold for $150 on Gumroad. But there you go.
Last week, a Minecraft YouTuber known as Technoblade died of cancer at the age of 23. I didnāt follow him but my kids did, and I found this video incredibly moving.
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