Len Fisher's Blog

The impostor syndrome is the feeling that you are a fraud. That you���ve slipped through the system, but will soon be found out. That on the surface you may look deep, but deep down you know that you are shallow. It���s a feeling that I get when I sit down to write a blog for Psychology Today. Especially this one, on the syndrome itself and my experience of it���

The impostor syndrome is the feeling that you are a fraud. That you’ve slipped through the system, but will soon be found out. That on the surface you may look deep, but deep down you know that you are shallow.

It’s a feeling that I get when I sit down to write a blog for Psychology Today. Especially this one, on the syndrome itself and my experience of it ...

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Stanford philosopher John Perry has just been awarded a spoof IgNobel Prize for his 1996 theory of "structured procrastination." Perry suggests that we draw up a list of jobs in priority order, with the job at the top being one that seems terribly urgent, but actually isn't. But are there other types of job that we could use?

Stanford philosopher John Perry has just been awarded a spoof IgNobel Prize for his 1996 theory of "structured procrastination." Perry suggests that we draw up a list of jobs in priority order, with the job at the top being one that seems terribly urgent, but actually isn't. But are there other types of job that we could use?
Primary Topic: 


Procrastination

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A little-known incident in the life of the great Carl Jung concerns the time when he became convinced that he had made a bookcase in Sigmund Freud's study explode by mental force alone. But what really happened? And what does it tell us about the development of our own beliefs? ...

A little-known incident in the life of the great Carl Jung concerns the time when he became convinced that he had made a bookcase in Sigmund Freud's study explode by mental force alone. But what really happened? And what does it tell us about the development of our own beliefs? ...

A little-known incident in the life of the great Carl Jung concerns the time when he became convinced that he had made a bookcase in Sigmund Freud's study explode by mental force alone. But what really happened? And what does it tell us about the development of our own beliefs? ...

Primary Topic: 


Cognition

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A story is told of a famous writer who was invited to address a group of aspiring authors. He arrived at the venue, walked onto the stage, and looked down at the upturned faces of his admiring audience. "Ya wanna be a writer?" he said "then **** off home and write."With that, he pocketed his check, and left.

A story is told of a famous writer who was invited to address a group of aspiring authors. He arrived at the venue, walked onto the stage, and looked down at the upturned faces of his admiring audience. "Ya wanna be a writer?" he said "then **** off home and write."
With that, he pocketed his check, and left.

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Creativity

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The story is told of a famous writer who was invited to address a group of aspiring authors. He arrived at the venue, walked onto the stage, and looked down at the upturned faces of his admiring audience. "Ya wanna be a writer?" he said "then **** off home and write."
With that, he pocketed his check, and left.
I cannot vouch for this story, but the advice that he gave has a strong element of truth. There is more to it, though. A lot more. Here are some questions for aspiring writers, and some ...