Am I an imposter (?)
I have plenty of ideas, but staring blankly at the bright, white screen on my laptop, I felt no motivation to write. It’s been at least a couple of weeks since I last posted. I wanted to keep my posting streak going on LinkedIn, but I just can’t seem to figure out what was holding me back from posting. I enjoy typing my ideas down and fantasise about sharing them with the world and to those I know, so, what’s stopping me? After some time of wandering here and there and days of sitting in front of the desk and failing to type anything down, I reached a conclusion: I’m afraid of what others would think of me. Just like many things in life, or as how we’ve been taught growing up in Asia, we got to keep a “face”, and try our best not to “lose it”. Thus, one of the most detrimental things for us to experience, in this regard, is to encounter disagreement or disapproval, as it would be a hard blow to our face or reputation. Over time, in my case, I developed a tendency to pay close attenti...