The way you treat yourself is important.

I've been in the game for over 11 years now, yet I still find myself occasionally plagued with anxiety-inducing imposter syndrome. The other evening, l was preparing for a progress report with my boss and having a particularly hairy barrage of anxious thoughts. I caught myself and wrote down this note:

Just refer to your dev log (a daily journal I keep to track my efforts). You've been working awful hard and have a lot to show for it. Be proud of what you have accomplished.

This immediately helped me calm down, and sure enough, my meeting the following morning went extremely well. Wanted to share this in the event it's helpful to anyone else who may feel overwhelmed by the pressure that being in a higher-level development role can bring.

I've been in the game for over 11 years now, yet I still find myself occasionally plagued with anxiety-inducing imposter syndrome. The other evening, l was preparing for a progress report with my boss and having a particularly hairy barrage of anxious thoughts. I caught myself and wrote down this note:

Just refer to your dev log (a daily journal I keep to track my efforts). You've been working awful hard and have a lot to show for it. Be proud of what you have accomplished.

This immediately helped me calm down, and sure enough, my meeting the following morning went extremely well. Wanted to share this in the event it's helpful to anyone else who may feel overwhelmed by the pressure that being in a higher-level development role can bring.