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We will discuss Luisa Rodriguez's talk on imposter syndrome and how to overcome it. Imposter syndrome can massively limit the impact of your career by causing you to rule out potentially impactful options and affecting your day-to-day job performance and satisfaction. If you think you might struggle with imposter syndrome, tackling it may be one of the most important forms of personal development you can do.

As a preparation, please read the post: https://80000hours.org/2022/04/imposter-syndrome/

This is a beginner-friendly event, so feel free to join even if you haven't interacted much with EA!

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