i shudderwhensomeonesays i’m anexperti’mcompetitivei need tomastereverythingi fear beingexposed asunknowledgeableanythingbelow100% isfailurethere’salwaysmore tolearni need toimprove myskills in orderto succeedi takeeverythingtoo fari will neverknowenougheven afterworking for along time, i stilldONT KNOWENOUGH.i willnever beenoughi need toprepare myskills foreverythingi am just waitingfor those i’mworking with tofind out howincompetent ireally ami’mconstantlyseekingout trainingiprocrastinatei don’t apply tocertain jobs if idon’t have everysingle skill theymentioned in thejob descriptioni’ll always be adisappointmentonlyperfectionisacceptablei measure mycompetencebased on“what”/“howmuch” iknow/can doi feel like iactually haveno right to ajob that i’mdoingi strive tobulk upmy skilli onlyfocus onthe skills idon’t havei fear beingexposed asinexperiencedi endlesslyseek outmoreinformationi shudderwhensomeonesays i’m anexperti’mcompetitivei need tomastereverythingi fear beingexposed asunknowledgeableanythingbelow100% isfailurethere’salwaysmore tolearni need toimprove myskills in orderto succeedi takeeverythingtoo fari will neverknowenougheven afterworking for along time, i stilldONT KNOWENOUGH.i willnever beenoughi need toprepare myskills foreverythingi am just waitingfor those i’mworking with tofind out howincompetent ireally ami’mconstantlyseekingout trainingiprocrastinatei don’t apply tocertain jobs if idon’t have everysingle skill theymentioned in thejob descriptioni’ll always be adisappointmentonlyperfectionisacceptablei measure mycompetencebased on“what”/“howmuch” iknow/can doi feel like iactually haveno right to ajob that i’mdoingi strive tobulk upmy skilli onlyfocus onthe skills idon’t havei fear beingexposed asinexperiencedi endlesslyseek outmoreinformation

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