Confessions from an Impostor

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Confessions From An Impostor kyle simpson

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impostor: a person who practices deception under an assumed character, identity, or name. impostor: a person who practices deception under an assumed character, identity, or name.

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(mal) intent Frank Abagnale “Catch Me If You Can”

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impostor syndrome: a psychological occurrence in which an individual doubts their skills, talents… fear of being exposed as a fraud. impostor syndrome: a psychological occurrence in which an individual doubts their skills, talents… fear of being exposed as a fraud.

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impostor syndrome: a psychological occurrence in which an individual doubts their skills, talents… fear of being exposed as a fraud. Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, nor a psychologist.

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impostor syndrome: a psychological occurrence in which an individual doubts their skills, talents… fear of being exposed as a fraud. Disclaimer #2: Disproportionately affects people from under-represented groups.

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impostor syndrome: a psychological occurrence in which an individual doubts their skills, talents… fear of being exposed as a fraud. Disclaimer #3: Many others have better articulated helpful, insightful advice than I.

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https://thelouisecurtis.medium.com/how-im-trying-to- combat-my-impostor-syndrome-48f0b4deb58 Louise Curtis: "Concert Impostor Syndrome" TEDx https://youtu.be/o0a4LOR3R0c

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"When I feel [impostor syndrome] start to bite, I know this means I’m passionate about something, and that I’m surrounded by the right people to help me improve…" "If you are feeling like an impostor, you’re probably in the best possible position to learn and grow — all you need to do is embrace the experience…"

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impostor

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impostor actor imitator empiric empiric

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empiric: a person who relies solely on practical experience rather than on scientiﬁc principles. empiric: a person who relies solely on practical experience rather than on scientiﬁc principles.

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“I’m working on this _____ but it’s not good enough to show others yet.”

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If you wait until you’re an ‘expert’... …you waited too long.

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algebraic topology manifold theory isotopy extension theorem

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sometimes, do ing is the best way to learn

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it’s preferable to eventually understand how what you’re doing, works

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but don’t wait for full understanding to get started

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do learn

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professional impostor passionate enough to do early and often, patiently evolving observed experience into expertise, curious and willing to ask how

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https://impostor.ly #ImpostorProud #ImpostorNotASyndrome

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Confession Time

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Web Design

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Accessibility (A11Y)

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–Andreas Lopez

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WCAG 2.x Principles https://www.mightybytes.com/blog/web -content-accessibility-guidelines/

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https://contrast-ratio.com

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Contrast: 2.62 Fails WCAG 2.0 / 2.1 Contrast: 3.97 Passes AA, barely Contrast: 3.8 Fails AA (text too small) Fails AA (text too small) Contrast: 1.85 Fails WCAG 2.0 / 2.1

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EmpowR/PG A live-action + RPG game where players select differently abled characters to tackle different game objectives, during which players must actually use accessible technologies to play.