i willnever beenougheven afterworking for along time, i stilldONT KNOWENOUGH.i measure mycompetencebased on“what”/“howmuch” iknow/can doi fear beingexposed asinexperiencedi endlesslyseek outmoreinformationiprocrastinatei need toimprove myskills in orderto succeedi don’t apply tocertain jobs if idon’t have everysingle skill theymentioned in thejob descriptioni strive tobulk upmy skilli takeeverythingtoo farthere’salwaysmore tolearni need tomastereverythingi onlyfocus onthe skills idon’t havei’mconstantlyseekingout trainingi’ll always be adisappointmenti shudderwhensomeonesays i’m anexpertanythingbelow100% isfailurei am just waitingfor those i’mworking with tofind out howincompetent ireally ami’mcompetitivei will neverknowenoughi need toprepare myskills foreverythingi feel like iactually haveno right to ajob that i’mdoingi fear beingexposed asunknowledgeableonlyperfectionisacceptablei willnever beenougheven afterworking for along time, i stilldONT KNOWENOUGH.i measure mycompetencebased on“what”/“howmuch” iknow/can doi fear beingexposed asinexperiencedi endlesslyseek outmoreinformationiprocrastinatei need toimprove myskills in orderto succeedi don’t apply tocertain jobs if idon’t have everysingle skill theymentioned in thejob descriptioni strive tobulk upmy skilli takeeverythingtoo farthere’salwaysmore tolearni need tomastereverythingi onlyfocus onthe skills idon’t havei’mconstantlyseekingout trainingi’ll always be adisappointmenti shudderwhensomeonesays i’m anexpertanythingbelow100% isfailurei am just waitingfor those i’mworking with tofind out howincompetent ireally ami’mcompetitivei will neverknowenoughi need toprepare myskills foreverythingi feel like iactually haveno right to ajob that i’mdoingi fear beingexposed asunknowledgeableonlyperfectionisacceptable

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