There's no cure for impostor syndrome.

I have 13 years of experience, CTO and lead developer at my company and a part of me always thinks people are way overvaluing my skills.

You just learn to ignore it, but it never goes away.

Are you sure it needs to be "cured"? Lately I have been thinking that it's a blessing in disguise; a painful -but effective- motivator to improve and seek out new skills and more knowledge.

Yes, it comes with a side of depression, and that really sucks, but I've found if I'm deep in some tech I don't know, it doesn't seem to affect me nearly as much.

Could it be jut us getting restless? The feeling we haven't learned anything new or faced any new challenges lately?

> Are you sure it needs to be "cured"?

Nah, as you say it is a blessing. And I wouldn't trust anyone who thinks they're underrated or they know "enough" about anything.

> Could it be jut us getting restless? The feeling we haven't learned anything new or faced any new challenges lately?

I bet one could win a Nobel prize for breakthrough research and still feel like a fraud. "Ugh, did those idiots really give _me_ a Nobel prize for this? What were they thinking?" :)

I'm confused. Are you saying the CTO and lead developer overvalue your skills or that they too think others overvalue your skills (as in they don't think as highly of your skills)?

I think he is saying that he is both the CTO and the lead developer

That's correct, thanks!

Ah! Thanks!