Research by Basima Tewfik of the MIT Sloan School of Management found that people who worry about being an impostor are regarded by others as having better interpersonal skills than those who are untroubled by self-doubt.
Like when I was first writing my book, when I was first writing this about three years ago, I really struggled with imposter syndrome because I did not have the identity of being a writer.
Last year, for example, Trang surveyed the planetary-science community and found that imposter syndrome and feeling unappreciated were large issues — giving him a focus for many future workshops.