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thundara · 3558 days ago · link · · parent · post: The 2015 Morale Menagerie - Fortnightly Check-in (3rd March)
The imposter syndrome only escalates as you go upward in education. Maybe relevant quote from DFW at the grocery store?Worship power, you will end up feeling weak and afraid, and you will need ever more power over others to numb you to your own fear. Worship your intellect, being seen as smart, you will end up feeling stupid, afraid, always on the verge of being found out.
Let me add: This, I submit, is the freedom of a real education, of learning how to be well-adjusted. You get to consciously decide what has meaning and what doesn't. You get to decide what to worship.
DFW nails it in this commencement address. We all still have to decide what to worship, if anything. Sounds like an "Ask Hubski" -- for some point.