Brilliant people tend to do this

Justin Pots writes about imposter syndrome, and how actual imposters rarely experience it.

Instead, it’s the brilliant people who tend to doubt themselves:

If you’re not actually a con artist, and you’re experiencing impostor syndrome, you should find comfort in this. The fact that you’re wondering whether you’re a fraud probably means that you’re not one. Actual impostors don’t ask themselves if they’re a fraud.

Related: Believing In Yourself is Overrated. This is Better.