i don’t apply tocertain jobs if idon’t have everysingle skill theymentioned in thejob descriptioni measure mycompetencebased on“what”/“howmuch” iknow/can doi shudderwhensomeonesays i’m anexperti’ll always be adisappointmenti strive tobulk upmy skilli’mconstantlyseekingout trainingi willnever beenoughi will neverknowenoughi fear beingexposed asinexperiencedi onlyfocus onthe skills idon’t havei’mcompetitivei am just waitingfor those i’mworking with tofind out howincompetent ireally ami feel like iactually haveno right to ajob that i’mdoinganythingbelow100% isfailureonlyperfectionisacceptableeven afterworking for along time, i stilldONT KNOWENOUGH.i takeeverythingtoo fari need toprepare myskills foreverythingi endlesslyseek outmoreinformationthere’salwaysmore tolearni fear beingexposed asunknowledgeablei need tomastereverythingiprocrastinatei need toimprove myskills in orderto succeedi don’t apply tocertain jobs if idon’t have everysingle skill theymentioned in thejob descriptioni measure mycompetencebased on“what”/“howmuch” iknow/can doi shudderwhensomeonesays i’m anexperti’ll always be adisappointmenti strive tobulk upmy skilli’mconstantlyseekingout trainingi willnever beenoughi will neverknowenoughi fear beingexposed asinexperiencedi onlyfocus onthe skills idon’t havei’mcompetitivei am just waitingfor those i’mworking with tofind out howincompetent ireally ami feel like iactually haveno right to ajob that i’mdoinganythingbelow100% isfailureonlyperfectionisacceptableeven afterworking for along time, i stilldONT KNOWENOUGH.i takeeverythingtoo fari need toprepare myskills foreverythingi endlesslyseek outmoreinformationthere’salwaysmore tolearni fear beingexposed asunknowledgeablei need tomastereverythingiprocrastinatei need toimprove myskills in orderto succeed

impostor syndrome: The Expert - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. i don’t apply to certain jobs if i don’t have every single skill they mentioned in the job description
  2. i measure my competence based on “what”/“how much” i know/can do
  3. i shudder when someone says i’m an expert
  4. i’ll always be a disappointment
  5. i strive to bulk up my skill
  6. i’m constantly seeking out training
  7. i will never be enough
  8. i will never know enough
  9. i fear being exposed as inexperienced
  10. i only focus on the skills i don’t have
  11. i’m competitive
  12. i am just waiting for those i’m working with to find out how incompetent i really am
  13. i feel like i actually have no right to a job that i’m doing
  14. anything below 100% is failure
  15. only perfection is acceptable
  16. even after working for a long time, i still dONT KNOW ENOUGH.
  17. i take everything too far
  18. i need to prepare my skills for everything
  19. i endlessly seek out more information
  20. there’s always more to learn
  21. i fear being exposed as unknowledgeable
  22. i need to master everything
  23. i procrastinate
  24. i need to improve my skills in order to succeed