When Everyone Else Seems to Have It Figured Out
The feeling that everyone else has life figured out while you are quietly falling behind is one of the most common, and most misleading, experiences adults have. It has a name: the impostor phenomenon, and it thrives precisely because people rarely show others their confusion. and most misleading experiences adults have. It has a name: the impostor phenomenon, and it thrives precisely because people rarely show others their confusion. If you are reading this at a moment when everyone around you seems to have a plan, a partner, a career, a sense of direction, you are not alone, and you are not as far behind as it feels.