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The fact that you are posting it here suggests that you actually attribute your success to yourself, but are looking for validation.

Knowing about the Imposter Syndrome can be really confusing and changes everything. You keep thinking whether you are really an imposter or a genius.

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  looking for validation.

In a way. I'm not here to fish for compliments or reassurances, and if my post conveyed that, that wasn't what I intended to do.

I'm looking for ways other HNers have internalized that they're (at least partially) responsible for their successes; how to "self-validate" rather than trust and rely on external validation.

I wrote a book. I took the time, worked at it, and there it is. So I feel good about that.

Now, I know that there were many factors that made it possible for me to do that. Most of them pure luck. The place I was born. Etc. But I still did it.

Also, it's not the greatest book ever. If I did it again, I'd do it much better. If I would review it, I'd give it, perhaps, 5 out of 10. It's not written very well, and the content could be better too. There are things in there I'd cringe about now.

But I still wrote it. That's not bad :)

Looks like shipping things (good or otherwise) is the name of the game here.

Thanks for your comments!

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