This is an issue that's close to a lot of our hearts. Every designer I've ever met has had to deal with imposter syndrome in some way. If it's getting you down, remember that we're all figuring our way on this weird planet and there's no wrong path to where you are. We're all here to support each other so we can continue making awesome things for each other and the world.
I doubt I am the first or will be the last to say this, but thank you so much. This video just made the world of a difference for me. Hearing that I am not alone when it comes to feeling inadequate, although awful in the sense that so many suffer from it, is very liberating in that if others can get through it, so can I. So thank you again and keep up the great work!!
5:56 The dude that looks like he is holding his hand out for the lady is not actually helping her that is the hand of the guy holding him (who is right out of frame) and he is helping that lady. This leads to the conclusion that either that guy is amazing at this and can hold two people without having had any assistance or that he has three hands. While the guy in frame has either one hand or is helping the next person out of frame. You guys put very strange Easter eggs.
Neil Armstrong also experienced imposter syndrome after he became the first man to walk on the moon. He felt like he didn't deserve to be seen as someone who accomplished something great, and that he 'just went where he was sent' and that was all. It's sort of mind-boggling how easily we can deceive ourselves.
doesn't help when he's fully aware that its a team effort but the public revere him as THE man to step onto the moon. as far as i'm concerned impostor syndrome is not merely a mental block. your surroundings WILL affect you as well
Matt, I will admit, I was a bit wary when you first came on. I had grown so used to the usual "sound" of EC videos, and such that I was a bit nervous that quality would drop when Dan stopped voicing these. Or when James left. But the show has been consistently high quality, and I very quickly came to enjoy the sound of your voice. You're not Dan. You will never be Dan. And that is so far from a bad thing. You are very, very distinctly your own person, and the voiceover you provide for this series is amazing. Thank you for contributing so much to these lessons and stories (especially a fan of Extra Mythology and Sci-Fi here!) with your voice and amazing delivery. Keep up the great work, you're making all of us proud.
I can't tell you how much I agree with you. I feel sad for the people who left because Dan or James left. They're truly missing out on amazing content!
Damn that episode hit hard. I've lost my job after 5 months of working there because I refused to ask for help resulting in my work getting done super slow. Now while I'm looking for work I don't apply to some openings because they require skills or knowledge that I only have little experience in and I don't feel like I'll be able to do that job. Anyway, you're doing a great job Matt! Keep it up!
Just a word of encouragement, a very good friend of mine got every job she had over 40 years applying to jobs she was not qualified for. She never lied about her abilities, but always said, "give me 30 days. I'm willing & able to learn, & if it doesn't work out after 30 days, I'll go, no questions asked, no hard feelings." She was never let go. Sometimes, humility & a willingness to learn is more desired than the actual skills. And sometimes they just put in requirements in order to weed out those who are too scared to try. If you see a job you want, go for it. Be honest, but don't be self-deprecating.
Apply to them anyway! From the other end of the stick I can tell you many places care more about your ability to adapt and fit in to the pipeline.. much like new software employees can be taught plenty as long as they know the basics. But, finding someone that has humility, enough skill to get the job done and will mesh well with others is priceless.
Me too😣. It is even worst when you have a full scholarship and feel like you are just "tricking" your supervisor 😣 but i learned to cope with it and just do my best 😅😁👍
I am a teacher. One thing that helped me was one of the other teachers saying 'until you repeat teaching the same year atleast a few time, you won't even start feeling like you know what you are doing. Atleast the first 5 years will be with a constant feeling of' I have no idea what I am doing' "
1:15 Procrastination - First thing I thought of was the allegory Jesus told about the servant who received 1 talent. He was so afraid to lose it, he failed to do anything.
This was fantastic! Programmer here. I started professional work at age 20 and was instantly a mid level engineer. There were basic programming concepts that weren't taught in school. I'd never worked on a team as large as what I was brought into. First day in I wrote code that ended up needing to be fixed a couple days later. Time passed and I eventually turned things around and became a great asset to the team. Taking over quite a few large features in our game and adding new ones. My imposter syndrome stemmed from being so much younger than my counterparts. There were a few engineers who were less than 10 years older than me but most had been doing this for almost as long as I had been alive. Recently found out that they have the same thing because they are viewing themselves as old since I'm able to keep up even if I might not be as experienced.
I felt like this in school so my response was to save work until the 11th hour then try to get it done before turn in time, not the healthiest way to go about it but c'est la vie
I've been watching and loving this show for many years. I loved what Dan and James did. It may not feel it, but you are both well worth stepping into their shoes. Thank you so much for being brave and taking up the reins of this show. I know there is an awesome future in store for all of us in this community.
Matt - I remember the first episode with you. It felt new and different, cause Dan moved away. But for all it's worth - nowadays I'd feel weird if someone replaced YOU. Cause you became integral to this show. Keep up the good work.
I’m an airline captain. I definitely had a touch of this. I had some poor quality instructors early on who failed to achieve their goals, and they took it out on me by telling me that I wasn’t good enough. Took a few months as the captain to break free of that. What helped a lot, actually, was working with all of our brand new FO’s who were nervous and making mistakes. It really put it into perspective how far I had come since I was at that point, and it felt great helping them through it.
I felt it before my first sports game in the national league, like I wasn't good enough to compete. My coach noticed it and asked: "How are you feeling?" Nervous I answered. He replied: "Why? You are in the starting line up, benching the person who was in the team 3 years before you." After that, everything I had the same feeling I remember this moment and it helped me get passed it.
I remember a classic case of this: had been working closely with a group of about a dozen others for a couple of weeks and it was going amazingly when one of the group almost had a breakdown in front of us all from feeling so inadequate compared to us all. We then realised that everyone (except one) - including those in charge - were feeling the same. It helped to know we all felt like that.
Thank you for this video! As a computer engineering student falling behind his studies, this is a big encouragement. Ok now to actually do some studying
Talk to someone, a counselor, or even just a peer. Having a colleague who can help you through those early feelings of "not-belonging" can be immensely beneficial.
I'm going through a bit of a rough stretch emotionally as of late, with new responsibilities at work and just general depression setting in. This video hit me hard, and is what I needed to get through the week, so I thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for covering something that is not just related to gaming culture.
Thank you for making this right before finals. Since the time you posted this video, I've actually felt a lot better about my situation with one of my classes where I feel a tremendous amount of imposter syndrome. Also, standing in the shower repeating, "I can do this" for maybe 5 mins while taking deep breaths also helped a lot. Thank you for covering this topic.
I don’t really care if anyone else sees this, I just felt like writing it. Thank you so much for making this video. As small as it may seem, I legitimately teared up a bit when you said you got this. Keep up the great work, all of you. And remember, we’re all in this together
Love this video! I was meant to graduate with my peers this year as a pharmacist. But for the last four years, I've had very much the same feeling discussed here (after failing a course). It's pick ups like this video where it's not all doom and gloom. Heck, I may have been worse off switching degrees after that failure. So I continue on, towards the time I graduate and be able to tell a grander story to my peers. Thank you Extra Credits (and Dan and Zoey)
This episode felt like a comforting blanket and I needed that. Thank you. Also want to note that when I was doing high school theatre, a friend of mine wrote an Among Us-themed show about imposter syndrome. It was so refreshing to openly discuss the topic while also making it kind of fun.
Thank you. This came along at just the right time for me. I've been teaching at a private school for 5 years without a teaching certificate, and am now applying for jobs in public schools (as a para-educator) and having trouble shaking off the feeling that I'm not a 'real teacher'.
funnily enough, this video showed up just when i really needed it. started a new job recently and i have been feeling impostor syndrome HARDCORE. i cant thank you enough for making this video! it was a fun watch and i was able to take away so much from it
I very honestly wish this had come out a couple years ago when I was heavily affected by this. I was in academia (biology) and had every single symptom stated and dealt with it with procrastination and settling for a lower tiered job. However, I think something to note is that it is OK to feel unhappy and to want to change. For me, I just wasn't into the idea of being a scientist. Instead, I like teaching and am quite good at it (according to my biased students). It took a while for me to reconcile my desires and the desires of others who wanted me to do other things whether I truly liked it or not. Maybe my experience is similar to yours, or maybe not- I think the key is recognizing the root cause of the issue and then addressing it. For me it was being pushed into things I never had a choice in and feeling like I should not be there. I addressed it by leaving that and following my heart (with a dose of realism) and am now pretty happy with my life (though still struggling to advance).
All of you who work on the show right now deserve to be there. All of you are doing a great job. I've watched the show for years, way before it was even on youtube, and you guys keep getting better, trying new things, and raising important questions. I'm proud of y'all.
@@ribby9069 Maybe. But the longer pauses between words, the doubts and "hums" didn't make it seem like so. There's a real clear difference between the script and the "off script" part
@@ribby9069 Matt doesn't write the scripts, so it'd be weird if it was! Besides, you can tell from his change in tone that, though he may have planned to say something along those lines before hitting the record button, those words definitely weren't read from a page.
I had a horrible case of this that made my life pretty much self-destruct, confirming the imposter syndrome and ruining a good many of my chances. But now it's a rebuilding year, and I'm realizing how helpful videos like this are in terms of making sure it doesn't happen again.
2 Things. First. Matt I won't lie I was saddened when I heard Dan was leaving the podium I had listened to every extra history and most the extra credits, but I still tuned into the new videos as they dropped and now when i think of Extra credit I hear your voice (And Zoey's meows). You have earned that podium in my eye and I will enjoy watching every video your in. Second. Most my life has been a case of imposter syndrome. I'm still struggling with it even today. My isn't work related more of a personal level. I never felt right with who I am and then now that I'm making strides to be the person that I know I am I feel like I'm still an imposter. That I won't be accepted in either group now. I try to not let it get to me I focus on other things but it's still thier in the back of my mind.
So the next time you look around and wonder how everyone else manages to have everything together, remember: MOST OF THEM HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY'RE DOING EITHER! Hugs to everyone on the Extra Credits team, you guys are the best. Because Mental Health Matters!
i just say to myself "if i'm incompetent then i must be competent enough to know i'm incompetent." Truly incompetent people don't realize just how incompetent they are.
Guys I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy watching your historical sieries, matter of fact, I binge watched every one at lest few times. I need more!
Hey man, you've been doing an amazing job of not only taking over for Dan, but also making your own voice! At first I was thrown off by your different style but now I've come to appreciate it just as much as Dan. Keep up the good work!
This...is powerful. Because I have (and still do) suffer from imposter syndrome. But I struggle with it in almost everything I do. Like...I didn't do well my first two years of college and it has lead me to believe that I'm not capable of being there, especially when I see my friends and classmates beings so...successful at it. But seeing this has, hopefully, given me some ways to deal with the imposter syndrome.
Here! I work the seasonal department at a walmart. Me and my other associates are struggling to keep the seasonal department looking clean and organized, and I feel like I'm not doing my part to keep things looking nice.
Imposter Syndrome: The Trans Experience It’s such a common thing in the trans community to experience Imposter Syndrome. That’s why validation and acceptance are such important things. And it’s why getting somebody’s pronouns wrong hurts so much.
Bravo for talking about this (dealt with this too often). Especially given how you guys may feel. You're doing this channel justice in what you bring! Keep it up!!
Love this video. I am a manager myself and yes, I purposefully set up mentorship’s for this reason. It actually works in reverse too. My senior people get to remember how far they’ve come. It’s also important to be very mindful of giving the occasional call out. If I see something done super well, I will purposefully call them directly and make SURE they hear me ramble on about their success. They hear enough of their short comings already so it’s critical to remember to do this, even when sometimes it feels like something they should have been doing ages ago.
The biggest thing that helped me get over imposter syndrome is reminding myself that no one’s situation is exactly the same. We’re not all the same people with the same lives. So it isn’t logical to compare yourself to someone else when the situation isn’t controlled. You never know when you or someone else might be disadvantaged or advantaged
Nothing like your usual videos. Wow! Imposter Syndrome is something constantly appearing at all levels. This is my new go-to for starting discussion. Thank you.
I remember having the reverse of this before, other people were saying that over HALF my hits in table tennis were flukes and I was just getting lucky, for HALF my hits.
I know I was apprehensive when Matt first took over from Dan. But! Matt's been incredible. So many of his episodes are some of my all time favorites, and I adore his delivery style. Matt, you're amazing, and I'm so glad you came to ExtraCredits!
Nice, a video about my comfort zone! I self-sabotaged in high school just to save time and honestly I've lived with this for so long I don't think I'd know what to do with myself if I got over it
My girlfriends son loves extra credits- he has picked up on the channel from hearing me watch your videos. I love these videos about mental health issues; because you explain these things to him in a way that I don’t think I could.
This is one of the few channels I highly recommend to friends and this video is a great example why. At it's core, it's a channel about game development, but most of the time, it also ends up being a great discussion on how to live a healthy life. Keep up the great work!!
I'm only just realizing as I watch this that I've been fighting imposter syndrome for years at my job. And only in the past few months have I been able to turn it around and just a few days ago I got my promotion that honestly I deserved years back, but I had to apply myself to get that, and will myself to actually DO it. Nice to know that most people deal with similar issues in their life aswell
Talk about timing; I started my new job a mere three/four weeks ago, and despite having six years of experience in the field, I still get overly nervous because I am too slow, and when I try to hurry up things go awry, which results in me having to correct them thus losing time, slowing down everybody else and ticking off my boss. It doesn't help him telling me I should be more precise and swift, I feel guilty and get even more nervous. So yeah, watching this does help a bit, and maybe I can get to work tomorrow with a little more confidence. Oh, and Matt: I think your narrations are amazing, just the way they are.
In all honesty, Matt, you're the one who deserve this the most. I was afraid quality would drop, but you're doing such a good job that I haven't missed a single video!
Thank you, I have been struggling with depression and anxiety for a while now, but nothing was really working. Now with this video I have a better idea of what I am struggling with and why after years it hasn't really been feeling better. Honestly, this has been one of the most helpful videos you guys have made.
this video is very helpful to me as im gonna take a very important exam and always feel inferior to other peers arround me. watching this video is actually like getting a motivation boost and self confidence!!
I have a classmate who's total opposite. When I decided to do a small project (simpler than what others were doing), he was like... "I know what you're doing. You really are a trickster. Don't think you can fool me like everyone else..." blah blah. [In my native language, of course] You don't need imposter syndrome if you have a friend like him.
I hadn’t been on RUclips for a long time and went to watch an Extra Credits episode and was very jarred to find a completely different person with a different sound doing the video and shut it off. However when I actually went back and started catching up and saw the episode where Dan announced that he was handing things off that made all the difference and I was willing to give you a chance. I have definitely come to enjoy your style of doing the videos and you really won me over with Zoey and I actually prefer your style to Dan’s now.
I've spent the last two years constantly feeling this way. I got into a grad program that accepts very few people every year, and instead of feeling accomplished, I felt like I "stole" the position from someone who deserved it more. Even now that I have a job in the field I went to school for I constantly feel like I'm going to be discovered as a fraud. It helps me so much to watch something like this and know I'm probably not the only one in my workplace who feels this way.
Wow, I don't usually comment on videos but it feels really nice to have a term to describe my anxiety in school right now. I'm in advanced classes in my school, meaning sorted along with other high achieving students. But I've been always a slow learner, and seeing everyone pick up subjects so easily has given me anxiety. I'm scared on being exposed and not being like my other classmates, my friends, and my environment. It's truly a horrible experience when someone walks up to me and asks me a question or help on an assignment and I stand there - scared that if I say "I don't know" then I am worth nothing.
I couldn't help but notice that after he said "I'm gonna break away from the script" he whent from speaking perfectly to kinda awkwardly... Really goes well with what he was saying tho
I've been having a rough last couple of weeks since since applying for uni and skipping straight into the second year, loads of things that they just assumed i should know and it felt awful and this resonated powerfully, thanks EC. xxx
Thanks for this, been doubting myself about my abilities as a DM for my gaming group. Been wondering if they were even enjoying what I was presenting each week. Took a few weeks off to focus on work and when I sent out the text for the next session the enthusiasm I received was really heart warming and validating. This video helped me realize how I was thinking negatively and will help me reframe those thoughts into positive ones. Thanks EC
The first time Mat made that joke, I immediately felt that as a coping mechanism for that imposter syndrome. If i'm right, I'm glad to see he doesn't need that joke anymore. If you're reading this Mat you're not a imposter but a full fledged and real damn good Not-a-Dan ;-)
Thank you I really needed this right now. I’ve always had this feeling that it was merely luck that I’ve achieved the things I did. I’m glad to know that there are many people that feel the same way.
This year marks my 5th year in the games industry and I have never felt imposter syndrome stronger than this year. After a project in work got cancelled I kept telling myself it was my fault because I wasn't good enough because I am just pretending to be a good designer, that I don't match up to anyone else on the team or in the company. That isn't the case and I know that I knew that when they cancelled the project but I keep thinking about it. It sucks and I am still dealing with that mindset of not being good enough but man, these last few months it has been easier, I have started accepting that maybe I am good enough, maybe all that time I have invested in the games industry and games as a whole really has made me a good designer. I still have some work to do with accepting it but I am on the right path. Also, solid music choice at the end. Really backs up the feeling of hope in this episode :)
Thanks Extra Credits this video was exactly what i needed to hear coz i am feeling like this but did not know how to express it I feel like i’m going to watch this again and again to remind my self that i can do it.
We appreciate all of the work you do, Not-Dan. (I kid, I kid, we all know Zoey runs the show now). Thank you for the episode; I know a lot of people who suffer from this as well, so it is good to have something I can show them.
This is an issue that's close to a lot of our hearts. Every designer I've ever met has had to deal with imposter syndrome in some way. If it's getting you down, remember that we're all figuring our way on this weird planet and there's no wrong path to where you are. We're all here to support each other so we can continue making awesome things for each other and the world.
Extra Credits what happened to extra breakfast?
I doubt I am the first or will be the last to say this, but thank you so much. This video just made the world of a difference for me. Hearing that I am not alone when it comes to feeling inadequate, although awful in the sense that so many suffer from it, is very liberating in that if others can get through it, so can I. So thank you again and keep up the great work!!
I swear the song is played at the end is from undertale.
@@infiniteflame4084 I thought so as well!
5:56 The dude that looks like he is holding his hand out for the lady is not actually helping her that is the hand of the guy holding him (who is right out of frame) and he is helping that lady.
This leads to the conclusion that either that guy is amazing at this and can hold two people without having had any assistance or that he has three hands.
While the guy in frame has either one hand or is helping the next person out of frame.
You guys put very strange Easter eggs.
Neil Armstrong also experienced imposter syndrome after he became the first man to walk on the moon.
He felt like he didn't deserve to be seen as someone who accomplished something great, and that he 'just went where he was sent' and that was all. It's sort of mind-boggling how easily we can deceive ourselves.
doesn't help when he's fully aware that its a team effort but the public revere him as THE man to step onto the moon.
as far as i'm concerned impostor syndrome is not merely a mental block. your surroundings WILL affect you as well
One of my favorite anecdotes on the subject.
To be fair he is an .A lieN
He could just be admitting that we never actually went to the moon...
@@Zyrdalf no.
NO DONT CALL ME OUT THEY WILL KNOW
This is how we live comrade, high 5!
skeleton brother??????
@@sweatyskeleton7390 i am only like you in the inside
HE'S NOT TALKING TO YOU, HE'S TALKING TO ME
THEY ALREADY KNOW
Matt, I will admit, I was a bit wary when you first came on. I had grown so used to the usual "sound" of EC videos, and such that I was a bit nervous that quality would drop when Dan stopped voicing these. Or when James left. But the show has been consistently high quality, and I very quickly came to enjoy the sound of your voice.
You're not Dan. You will never be Dan. And that is so far from a bad thing. You are very, very distinctly your own person, and the voiceover you provide for this series is amazing. Thank you for contributing so much to these lessons and stories (especially a fan of Extra Mythology and Sci-Fi here!) with your voice and amazing delivery. Keep up the great work, you're making all of us proud.
I can't tell you how much I agree with you. I feel sad for the people who left because Dan or James left. They're truly missing out on amazing content!
Truth!!!!!!!!!
Same
Why did they leave?
Took the words right outta my head!
Damn that episode hit hard. I've lost my job after 5 months of working there because I refused to ask for help resulting in my work getting done super slow. Now while I'm looking for work I don't apply to some openings because they require skills or knowledge that I only have little experience in and I don't feel like I'll be able to do that job.
Anyway, you're doing a great job Matt! Keep it up!
Are you sure you're not me?
Just a word of encouragement, a very good friend of mine got every job she had over 40 years applying to jobs she was not qualified for. She never lied about her abilities, but always said, "give me 30 days. I'm willing & able to learn, & if it doesn't work out after 30 days, I'll go, no questions asked, no hard feelings." She was never let go. Sometimes, humility & a willingness to learn is more desired than the actual skills. And sometimes they just put in requirements in order to weed out those who are too scared to try.
If you see a job you want, go for it. Be honest, but don't be self-deprecating.
Apply to them anyway! From the other end of the stick I can tell you many places care more about your ability to adapt and fit in to the pipeline.. much like new software employees can be taught plenty as long as they know the basics. But, finding someone that has humility, enough skill to get the job done and will mesh well with others is priceless.
@@justinthomas7222 thank you for sharing that story!
@@pogo575 thanks for your story too!
“Down to new writers and narrators of moderately successful RUclips channels” hmmmmm
That seems a bit spesific.
@@quedtion_marks_kirby_modding probably a coincidence
@@___i3ambi126 smh.
I’m a grad student. I really felt this.
Me too😣. It is even worst when you have a full scholarship and feel like you are just "tricking" your supervisor 😣 but i learned to cope with it and just do my best 😅😁👍
I am a teacher.
One thing that helped me was one of the other teachers saying 'until you repeat teaching the same year atleast a few time, you won't even start feeling like you know what you are doing. Atleast the first 5 years will be with a constant feeling of' I have no idea what I am doing' "
@darkknightdad. I started anti anxiety meds, made a huge difference from last year. It’s better
Right there with you, especially since I'm starting an internship soon
MBA student. Still feel this despite my grades. Dunning Krueger effect. Just ignore the feeling and do what you do.
Matt: Goes off script
Me: MAKE THIS MAN AN HONORARY DAN!
as a fellow Dan I approve of this message
He has more than earned his Danning permit.
1:15 Procrastination - First thing I thought of was the allegory Jesus told about the servant who received 1 talent. He was so afraid to lose it, he failed to do anything.
That's not a bad reference. Nice connection.
Man that hit hard...
This was fantastic!
Programmer here. I started professional work at age 20 and was instantly a mid level engineer. There were basic programming concepts that weren't taught in school. I'd never worked on a team as large as what I was brought into. First day in I wrote code that ended up needing to be fixed a couple days later. Time passed and I eventually turned things around and became a great asset to the team. Taking over quite a few large features in our game and adding new ones.
My imposter syndrome stemmed from being so much younger than my counterparts. There were a few engineers who were less than 10 years older than me but most had been doing this for almost as long as I had been alive. Recently found out that they have the same thing because they are viewing themselves as old since I'm able to keep up even if I might not be as experienced.
I feel like this in school right now.
I felt like this in school so my response was to save work until the 11th hour then try to get it done before turn in time, not the healthiest way to go about it but c'est la vie
We all do.. even in india
Same...
I am in school right now.
SAME
I've been watching and loving this show for many years. I loved what Dan and James did. It may not feel it, but you are both well worth stepping into their shoes. Thank you so much for being brave and taking up the reins of this show. I know there is an awesome future in store for all of us in this community.
Matt - I remember the first episode with you.
It felt new and different, cause Dan moved away.
But for all it's worth - nowadays I'd feel weird if someone replaced YOU. Cause you became integral to this show.
Keep up the good work.
I’m an airline captain. I definitely had a touch of this. I had some poor quality instructors early on who failed to achieve their goals, and they took it out on me by telling me that I wasn’t good enough.
Took a few months as the captain to break free of that. What helped a lot, actually, was working with all of our brand new FO’s who were nervous and making mistakes. It really put it into perspective how far I had come since I was at that point, and it felt great helping them through it.
I felt it before my first sports game in the national league, like I wasn't good enough to compete. My coach noticed it and asked: "How are you feeling?" Nervous I answered. He replied: "Why? You are in the starting line up, benching the person who was in the team 3 years before you." After that, everything I had the same feeling I remember this moment and it helped me get passed it.
I remember a classic case of this: had been working closely with a group of about a dozen others for a couple of weeks and it was going amazingly when one of the group almost had a breakdown in front of us all from feeling so inadequate compared to us all. We then realised that everyone (except one) - including those in charge - were feeling the same. It helped to know we all felt like that.
If I can just break away from the script real fast.
You are awesome, I'm glad you kept going :)
Thank you for this video! As a computer engineering student falling behind his studies, this is a big encouragement.
Ok now to actually do some studying
This is something that has plagued me for a while.
High school and now university as well as social settings
Talk to someone, a counselor, or even just a peer. Having a colleague who can help you through those early feelings of "not-belonging" can be immensely beneficial.
I'm going through a bit of a rough stretch emotionally as of late, with new responsibilities at work and just general depression setting in. This video hit me hard, and is what I needed to get through the week, so I thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for covering something that is not just related to gaming culture.
Thank you for making this right before finals.
Since the time you posted this video, I've actually felt a lot better about my situation with one of my classes where I feel a tremendous amount of imposter syndrome. Also, standing in the shower repeating, "I can do this" for maybe 5 mins while taking deep breaths also helped a lot. Thank you for covering this topic.
I don’t really care if anyone else sees this, I just felt like writing it. Thank you so much for making this video. As small as it may seem, I legitimately teared up a bit when you said you got this. Keep up the great work, all of you. And remember, we’re all in this together
Love this video! I was meant to graduate with my peers this year as a pharmacist. But for the last four years, I've had very much the same feeling discussed here (after failing a course). It's pick ups like this video where it's not all doom and gloom. Heck, I may have been worse off switching degrees after that failure. So I continue on, towards the time I graduate and be able to tell a grander story to my peers.
Thank you Extra Credits (and Dan and Zoey)
This episode felt like a comforting blanket and I needed that. Thank you.
Also want to note that when I was doing high school theatre, a friend of mine wrote an Among Us-themed show about imposter syndrome. It was so refreshing to openly discuss the topic while also making it kind of fun.
Thank you. This came along at just the right time for me. I've been teaching at a private school for 5 years without a teaching certificate, and am now applying for jobs in public schools (as a para-educator) and having trouble shaking off the feeling that I'm not a 'real teacher'.
funnily enough, this video showed up just when i really needed it. started a new job recently and i have been feeling impostor syndrome HARDCORE. i cant thank you enough for making this video! it was a fun watch and i was able to take away so much from it
I very honestly wish this had come out a couple years ago when I was heavily affected by this. I was in academia (biology) and had every single symptom stated and dealt with it with procrastination and settling for a lower tiered job. However, I think something to note is that it is OK to feel unhappy and to want to change. For me, I just wasn't into the idea of being a scientist. Instead, I like teaching and am quite good at it (according to my biased students). It took a while for me to reconcile my desires and the desires of others who wanted me to do other things whether I truly liked it or not. Maybe my experience is similar to yours, or maybe not- I think the key is recognizing the root cause of the issue and then addressing it. For me it was being pushed into things I never had a choice in and feeling like I should not be there. I addressed it by leaving that and following my heart (with a dose of realism) and am now pretty happy with my life (though still struggling to advance).
I’m a teacher, but I didn’t get a permission slip for the feels trip you’re taking me on.
All of you who work on the show right now deserve to be there. All of you are doing a great job. I've watched the show for years, way before it was even on youtube, and you guys keep getting better, trying new things, and raising important questions. I'm proud of y'all.
Damn I legit started crying when you went off script.
That off script part was part of the script though 😂
@@ribby9069 Triple ultra nani twist
@@ribby9069 Maybe. But the longer pauses between words, the doubts and "hums" didn't make it seem like so. There's a real clear difference between the script and the "off script" part
Same here
@@ribby9069 Matt doesn't write the scripts, so it'd be weird if it was! Besides, you can tell from his change in tone that, though he may have planned to say something along those lines before hitting the record button, those words definitely weren't read from a page.
ok this hit way too close to home, mom come pick me up I'm scared
I had a horrible case of this that made my life pretty much self-destruct, confirming the imposter syndrome and ruining a good many of my chances.
But now it's a rebuilding year, and I'm realizing how helpful videos like this are in terms of making sure it doesn't happen again.
It's really unfortunate how competitive enviornments can make us forget eachother's humanity.
This one spoke to me on a number of levels. We're all less confident than we appear and more capable than we think, aren't we?
As a store manager of a decently sized store, I feel this a lot! Great video and thanks for sharing this valuable knowledge
This episode came at the perfect time. I'm starting a new job and I feel like I shouldn't be there. Thank you guys so much.
I'm wondering where all the among us comments are, even tough this was made a year ago.
2 Things. First. Matt I won't lie I was saddened when I heard Dan was leaving the podium I had listened to every extra history and most the extra credits, but I still tuned into the new videos as they dropped and now when i think of Extra credit I hear your voice (And Zoey's meows). You have earned that podium in my eye and I will enjoy watching every video your in.
Second. Most my life has been a case of imposter syndrome. I'm still struggling with it even today. My isn't work related more of a personal level. I never felt right with who I am and then now that I'm making strides to be the person that I know I am I feel like I'm still an imposter. That I won't be accepted in either group now. I try to not let it get to me I focus on other things but it's still thier in the back of my mind.
So the next time you look around and wonder how everyone else manages to have everything together, remember: MOST OF THEM HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY'RE DOING EITHER!
Hugs to everyone on the Extra Credits team, you guys are the best.
Because Mental Health Matters!
Great video. as always!
And Matt, you for sure deserve the narrator role. The personality and charm you added is priceless!
I don't blame you matt, when you came here you had some HUGE shoes to fill in, but now i can't imagine the show without you!
0:51 3:24
*head pats*
you're doing fine :)
i just say to myself "if i'm incompetent then i must be competent enough to know i'm incompetent." Truly incompetent people don't realize just how incompetent they are.
Wait... no, that's genus. I'm gonna borrow that. Cold logic, that will help me a lot.
Thanks.
Guys I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy watching your historical sieries, matter of fact, I binge watched every one at lest few times.
I need more!
Hey man, you've been doing an amazing job of not only taking over for Dan, but also making your own voice! At first I was thrown off by your different style but now I've come to appreciate it just as much as Dan. Keep up the good work!
This...is powerful. Because I have (and still do) suffer from imposter syndrome. But I struggle with it in almost everything I do. Like...I didn't do well my first two years of college and it has lead me to believe that I'm not capable of being there, especially when I see my friends and classmates beings so...successful at it. But seeing this has, hopefully, given me some ways to deal with the imposter syndrome.
"Watching this as i feel like I'm getting behind in my job" squad where you at?
Here! I work the seasonal department at a walmart. Me and my other associates are struggling to keep the seasonal department looking clean and organized, and I feel like I'm not doing my part to keep things looking nice.
I have 2 exams tommorow and i think i'm going to fail them...
Several papers for my PhD with deadlines coming up. I don't feel competent enough to write any of them.
"Ramirez, Do Everything."
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Bravo for talking about this (dealt with this too often). Especially given how you guys may feel. You're doing this channel justice in what you bring! Keep it up!!
I DID NOT NEED TO BE CALLED OUT LIKE THIS *THIS* EARLY IN THE MORNING
Matt, you have indeed earned your place on this show! You are indeed a worthy successor to Dan
Hearing you talk about this and the ending music has filled me with DETERMINATION. Thank you.
This is one of those vids I'll watch over and over just to remind myself. Great episode guys, I always look forward to each release.
Love this video. I am a manager myself and yes, I purposefully set up mentorship’s for this reason. It actually works in reverse too. My senior people get to remember how far they’ve come.
It’s also important to be very mindful of giving the occasional call out. If I see something done super well, I will purposefully call them directly and make SURE they hear me ramble on about their success. They hear enough of their short comings already so it’s critical to remember to do this, even when sometimes it feels like something they should have been doing ages ago.
The biggest thing that helped me get over imposter syndrome is reminding myself that no one’s situation is exactly the same. We’re not all the same people with the same lives. So it isn’t logical to compare yourself to someone else when the situation isn’t controlled. You never know when you or someone else might be disadvantaged or advantaged
Nothing like your usual videos. Wow! Imposter Syndrome is something constantly appearing at all levels. This is my new go-to for starting discussion. Thank you.
Oh I so needed this today. I have suffered with this for quite a long time.
Daaaamn, I needed this. Thank you.
I remember having the reverse of this before, other people were saying that over HALF my hits in table tennis were flukes and I was just getting lucky, for HALF my hits.
I know I was apprehensive when Matt first took over from Dan. But! Matt's been incredible. So many of his episodes are some of my all time favorites, and I adore his delivery style. Matt, you're amazing, and I'm so glad you came to ExtraCredits!
Nice, a video about my comfort zone! I self-sabotaged in high school just to save time and honestly I've lived with this for so long I don't think I'd know what to do with myself if I got over it
My girlfriends son loves extra credits- he has picked up on the channel from hearing me watch your videos. I love these videos about mental health issues; because you explain these things to him in a way that I don’t think I could.
You brought Zoey you brought your own unique self that’s why my wife and I love you Matt
Thank you Extra Credits team, I love you guys
This is one of the few channels I highly recommend to friends and this video is a great example why. At it's core, it's a channel about game development, but most of the time, it also ends up being a great discussion on how to live a healthy life. Keep up the great work!!
Hey it’s been 4 years since this video and this probably won’t be seen but thank you all for what you’ve done.
I'm only just realizing as I watch this that I've been fighting imposter syndrome for years at my job. And only in the past few months have I been able to turn it around and just a few days ago I got my promotion that honestly I deserved years back, but I had to apply myself to get that, and will myself to actually DO it. Nice to know that most people deal with similar issues in their life aswell
Talk about timing; I started my new job a mere three/four weeks ago, and despite having six years of experience in the field, I still get overly nervous because I am too slow, and when I try to hurry up things go awry, which results in me having to correct them thus losing time, slowing down everybody else and ticking off my boss. It doesn't help him telling me I should be more precise and swift, I feel guilty and get even more nervous. So yeah, watching this does help a bit, and maybe I can get to work tomorrow with a little more confidence.
Oh, and Matt: I think your narrations are amazing, just the way they are.
In all honesty, Matt, you're the one who deserve this the most. I was afraid quality would drop, but you're doing such a good job that I haven't missed a single video!
A very interesting episode.
I often feel this way socially. Like I'm blagging knowing how to speak to folks.
It’s so weird seeing him stumble in animated form, like you can imagine a real person behind that drawing
Thanks for the video! I have a presentation for my class today and this removed some of the stress.
Appreciated that a lot.. Love your work guys, been loyal since long time!
Thank you, I have been struggling with depression and anxiety for a while now, but nothing was really working. Now with this video I have a better idea of what I am struggling with and why after years it hasn't really been feeling better. Honestly, this has been one of the most helpful videos you guys have made.
I have been dealing with this for over a decade I never even knew it was a thing. Thank you so much for making this.
this video is very helpful to me as im gonna take a very important exam and always feel inferior to other peers arround me. watching this video is actually like getting a motivation boost and self confidence!!
I have a classmate who's total opposite.
When I decided to do a small project (simpler than what others were doing), he was like...
"I know what you're doing. You really are a trickster. Don't think you can fool me like everyone else..." blah blah. [In my native language, of course]
You don't need imposter syndrome if you have a friend like him.
A “friend”, eh? But maybe he was insecure about himself and was projecting his own imposter syndrome onto you. Don’t listen to that foolishness.
I hadn’t been on RUclips for a long time and went to watch an Extra Credits episode and was very jarred to find a completely different person with a different sound doing the video and shut it off. However when I actually went back and started catching up and saw the episode where Dan announced that he was handing things off that made all the difference and I was willing to give you a chance. I have definitely come to enjoy your style of doing the videos and you really won me over with Zoey and I actually prefer your style to Dan’s now.
Thanks for this video Extra credits. This particular issue has been haunting me for the longest time. It feels good to put a name to a face.
I've spent the last two years constantly feeling this way. I got into a grad program that accepts very few people every year, and instead of feeling accomplished, I felt like I "stole" the position from someone who deserved it more. Even now that I have a job in the field I went to school for I constantly feel like I'm going to be discovered as a fraud. It helps me so much to watch something like this and know I'm probably not the only one in my workplace who feels this way.
I'm a quite new follower, but you (the narrator) are doing an awesome job! I love this channel for how you read things.
Matt, I enjoy your narration and the fact that you bring the adorable Zoe into your videos - you have more than earned your place at Extra Credits :)
Wow, I don't usually comment on videos but it feels really nice to have a term to describe my anxiety in school right now. I'm in advanced classes in my school, meaning sorted along with other high achieving students. But I've been always a slow learner, and seeing everyone pick up subjects so easily has given me anxiety. I'm scared on being exposed and not being like my other classmates, my friends, and my environment. It's truly a horrible experience when someone walks up to me and asks me a question or help on an assignment and I stand there - scared that if I say "I don't know" then I am worth nothing.
This is my first video from your channel. I subscribed just because of the strong voice and intro. Thanks!
I think it's advice videos like this that supply me with endless joy
That thumbnail is just hysterical.
I couldn't help but notice that after he said "I'm gonna break away from the script" he whent from speaking perfectly to kinda awkwardly...
Really goes well with what he was saying tho
I've been having a rough last couple of weeks since since applying for uni and skipping straight into the second year, loads of things that they just assumed i should know and it felt awful and this resonated powerfully, thanks EC. xxx
This helped so much ❤
Thanks for this, been doubting myself about my abilities as a DM for my gaming group. Been wondering if they were even enjoying what I was presenting each week. Took a few weeks off to focus on work and when I sent out the text for the next session the enthusiasm I received was really heart warming and validating. This video helped me realize how I was thinking negatively and will help me reframe those thoughts into positive ones.
Thanks EC
I really needed to hear this one right now. Thank you guys!
Come on, we like you and we always had, our sweet Not-a-Dan!
The first time Mat made that joke, I immediately felt that as a coping mechanism for that imposter syndrome. If i'm right, I'm glad to see he doesn't need that joke anymore. If you're reading this Mat you're not a imposter but a full fledged and real damn good Not-a-Dan ;-)
I think you do a great job narrating and making this show awesome. Thanks for what you do.
it's almost uncanny that this video is released on the exact day that I'm suffering this exact situation stronger than I ever have before
Thank you I really needed this right now. I’ve always had this feeling that it was merely luck that I’ve achieved the things I did. I’m glad to know that there are many people that feel the same way.
I kind of feel like this when I have to post videos I procrastinate.
Same...
This year marks my 5th year in the games industry and I have never felt imposter syndrome stronger than this year. After a project in work got cancelled I kept telling myself it was my fault because I wasn't good enough because I am just pretending to be a good designer, that I don't match up to anyone else on the team or in the company. That isn't the case and I know that I knew that when they cancelled the project but I keep thinking about it. It sucks and I am still dealing with that mindset of not being good enough but man, these last few months it has been easier, I have started accepting that maybe I am good enough, maybe all that time I have invested in the games industry and games as a whole really has made me a good designer. I still have some work to do with accepting it but I am on the right path. Also, solid music choice at the end. Really backs up the feeling of hope in this episode :)
Thanks Extra Credits this video was exactly what i needed to hear coz i am feeling like this but did not know how to express it I feel like i’m going to watch this again and again to remind my self that i can do it.
Never thought anyone would be able to live up to Dan when he left, I was wrong.
Different, but also good.
We appreciate all of the work you do, Not-Dan. (I kid, I kid, we all know Zoey runs the show now). Thank you for the episode; I know a lot of people who suffer from this as well, so it is good to have something I can show them.