# How I learned to turn Impostor Syndrome into an Advantage - The Impostor's Advantage
[How I learned to turn Impostor Syndrome into an Advantage - The Impostor's Advantage](https://www.zainrizvi.io/blog/the-impostors-advantage/)
> People freely admitted to not knowing stuff. Teammates admitted to not understanding the code, or having no idea how a tool worked. All the stuff I didn’t know, many others didn’t get either.
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> Seeing everyone admit their ignorance freed me from my own fear. Suddenly, feeling clueless seemed normal. It was a psychological quirk, not the truth.
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> My self-confidence grew. And gradually, without quite realizing it, something magical happened.
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> Impostor syndrome became a tool. I discovered the impostor’s advantage.
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> Did I notice feeling intimidated about asking a question? I started pushing myself to ask that question. Turns out other people had felt afraid as well, asking that question helped improve everyone’s understanding. When I started openly admitting to being unfamiliar with a tool or some code, my teammates felt like less of an impostor themselves. Their confidence went up. And they in turn became more likely to admit the same, creating a virtuous cycle boosting the entire team’s morale.
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> The impostor’s advantage was a super power.
> That feeling of being an impostor is your subconscious telling you something: It’s saying you’re about to push yourself past your comfort zone and into the growth zone. Now when an opportunity shows up and impostor syndrome starts twitching in the pit of my stomach, that’s a sign I should jump at it! This led me to take on bigger and more ambitious projects, without worrying about being exposed. Somehow I still delivered results, helped by the various people I was no longer afraid to reach out to.
> That was a surprising lesson about the more senior positions: Their work is so valuable precisely because no one knows exactly what needs to be done. It’s ambiguous. And it requires people who can still push through the uncertainty and forge a path forward.
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> They embrace the impostor’s advantage.
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