i don’t apply tocertain jobs if idon’t have everysingle skill theymentioned in thejob descriptioni fear beingexposed asunknowledgeablei will neverknowenougheven afterworking for along time, i stilldONT KNOWENOUGH.i shudderwhensomeonesays i’m anexperti takeeverythingtoo fari am just waitingfor those i’mworking with tofind out howincompetent ireally ami’mcompetitivei feel like iactually haveno right to ajob that i’mdoingi’mconstantlyseekingout trainingi’ll always be adisappointmenti strive tobulk upmy skilli need toimprove myskills in orderto succeedi willnever beenoughthere’salwaysmore tolearni need tomastereverythingi need toprepare myskills foreverythingi measure mycompetencebased on“what”/“howmuch” iknow/can doonlyperfectionisacceptablei fear beingexposed asinexperiencedi onlyfocus onthe skills idon’t havei endlesslyseek outmoreinformationiprocrastinateanythingbelow100% isfailurei don’t apply tocertain jobs if idon’t have everysingle skill theymentioned in thejob descriptioni fear beingexposed asunknowledgeablei will neverknowenougheven afterworking for along time, i stilldONT KNOWENOUGH.i shudderwhensomeonesays i’m anexperti takeeverythingtoo fari am just waitingfor those i’mworking with tofind out howincompetent ireally ami’mcompetitivei feel like iactually haveno right to ajob that i’mdoingi’mconstantlyseekingout trainingi’ll always be adisappointmenti strive tobulk upmy skilli need toimprove myskills in orderto succeedi willnever beenoughthere’salwaysmore tolearni need tomastereverythingi need toprepare myskills foreverythingi measure mycompetencebased on“what”/“howmuch” iknow/can doonlyperfectionisacceptablei fear beingexposed asinexperiencedi onlyfocus onthe skills idon’t havei endlesslyseek outmoreinformationiprocrastinateanythingbelow100% isfailure

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