[spupe]

> A more accurate way to view the world would be that most people don’t know exactly how they are going to execute their long term plans, but almost every successful adult I have ever met did have both a plan and a genuinely good idea on how to execute it.

Yes, absolutely. I think there is a specific niche of motivational "you can do it!" stuff which basically boils down to "everyone is winging it, so fuck it", and it's dishonest. Few hard things are achieved with this attitude, even if sometimes it's true that you improvise a lot.

Beautifully written post by the way, it really nails down some major points that I find more motivational than the original post.

[mypastself]

Another one I’ve seen is interpreting the statement “if you have an imposter syndrome, you can’t be an imposter” as “if you feel like an imposter, you can’t be an imposter”. I’m sure that approach can have the effect of temporarily helping someone’s self-esteem, but it’s based on highly questionable reasoning.