[jachee]

Considering the Dunning-Krueger effect, my Imposter Syndrome is sure that I must either be a bad engineer, and that it's just a matter of time before I mess up in a situation because I incorrectly evaluate my skill level at evaluating my skill level... etc. or that I'm a decent engineer.

I've been trying to avoid that meta-evaluation spiral for years by semi-regularly checking with third parties to confirm that I'm generally the person I believe I am.

So far, so good.

Edit: Almost forgot: The whole point of this introspection is to point out that the self both is and isn't a decent guidepost for evaluating others.