i measure mycompetencebased on“what”/“howmuch” iknow/can doi strive tobulk upmy skilli’mcompetitivei feel like iactually haveno right to ajob that i’mdoingi need tomastereverythingi am just waitingfor those i’mworking with tofind out howincompetent ireally ami don’t apply tocertain jobs if idon’t have everysingle skill theymentioned in thejob descriptiononlyperfectionisacceptablei fear beingexposed asunknowledgeablei will neverknowenoughthere’salwaysmore tolearni endlesslyseek outmoreinformationi need toprepare myskills foreverythingi fear beingexposed asinexperiencedanythingbelow100% isfailurei’mconstantlyseekingout trainingi takeeverythingtoo fari need toimprove myskills in orderto succeedeven afterworking for along time, i stilldONT KNOWENOUGH.i shudderwhensomeonesays i’m anexperti’ll always be adisappointmenti onlyfocus onthe skills idon’t haveiprocrastinatei willnever beenoughi measure mycompetencebased on“what”/“howmuch” iknow/can doi strive tobulk upmy skilli’mcompetitivei feel like iactually haveno right to ajob that i’mdoingi need tomastereverythingi am just waitingfor those i’mworking with tofind out howincompetent ireally ami don’t apply tocertain jobs if idon’t have everysingle skill theymentioned in thejob descriptiononlyperfectionisacceptablei fear beingexposed asunknowledgeablei will neverknowenoughthere’salwaysmore tolearni endlesslyseek outmoreinformationi need toprepare myskills foreverythingi fear beingexposed asinexperiencedanythingbelow100% isfailurei’mconstantlyseekingout trainingi takeeverythingtoo fari need toimprove myskills in orderto succeedeven afterworking for along time, i stilldONT KNOWENOUGH.i shudderwhensomeonesays i’m anexperti’ll always be adisappointmenti onlyfocus onthe skills idon’t haveiprocrastinatei willnever beenough

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