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Double Shelix E003: Battling imposter syndrome // Writing is part of science
Double Shelix
English - March 23, 2017 21:26 - 1 hour - 110 MBNatural Sciences Science science technology stem women graduate Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Imposter syndrome sucks, especially when it keeps you from doing your best work. In this episode, Kayla and Sally discuss their own experiences overcoming three types of imposter syndrome: feeling like you were invited by mistake, comparing yourself to a superstar, and realizing that everyone else's research is WAY cooler than yours. In Better Talk Next Time, a man says he would have won a major fellowship if he was a woman - greaaat. Finally, if you want money to be at the lab bench, you need to be able to write. How can you sell yourself and your work to reviewers and get meaningful feedback on your writing from peers?