3. LPT: Imposter syndrome is normal. You will likely feel inadequate or like a frau...

LPT: Imposter syndrome is normal. You will likely feel inadequate or like a fraud at some point in your career. Don’t give into it— you’re doing better than you think.

I was homeless and strung out on meth at 19. I was lining in an ex gf's attic at the time. Moved into my grandparent's cellar to CC in Los Gatos. Ex druggie among trust fund kids. Failed calculus 3 times.

Anyway earn three ASs and transfer to UCSB Physics undergrad. First class is math, no fucking idea what the teacher is saying. Everyone around me is taking notes like they know. panic. study group located. TA office hours. Get a grip, but still B's. Find a prof to do research under. No idea what I'm doing (mostly) grad student helps me and we publish my first peer reviewed science paper. It gets me into grad school.

Get to grad school, PI is a psychopath. Like "go sit down, you're lucky I don't have a gun right now or I'll shoot you" prime 2015 school shootings crazy." Fails me on the Prelim. Kicks me out of his group. 'You just don't know what you're doing'. Fine.

Sign up for exchange program while looking for new professor. Go to foreign country and study under what will become a Nobel prize winner the next year. Amazing time, but the other students worked circles around me.

Come back, find new awesome professor. Graduate, get a job with top 5 company. Currently working in advanced technologies, getting paid bank. There's a lot of people who still think I'm stupid (myself included, sometimes). Unfortunately, at this point, there's too much evidence to the contrary.

Your one job in life is to grow. Do it well.

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