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> I don't care about others opinions, in my own opinion I can't accept myself as just OK

"I'm not better than everyone else but I think I should be" is not impostor syndrome. You don't see yourself as an impostor, wanting to push yourself hard to achieve more is not impostor syndrome.

If you ran a very popular blog and still felt you couldn't write blog posts then that would be impostor syndrome. If you had published a lot of papers and still felt you couldn't make something noteworthy then that would be impostor syndrome. But feeling bad over not being able to do those things when you haven't done them then that isn't impostor syndrome at all.

Yup, that is the distinction I wanted to make as well. When correcting for imposter syndrome we shouldn't overcorrect and tolerate mediocrity unless we are also ok with mediocrity or under achievement.

Yep, fair enough. As you say, to each his own. I would argue that a life spent believing you're not good enough is also not a good way to live, but that's a tradeoff for each individual to make for themselves.

Be kind to yourself :)

FWIW, I struggle to relate to "competers". I do things because they make me fulfilled (or put food on the table), not to "win" or be the best at something. I don't think it's something everyone can relate to.

> Every runner practices and runs to win the race. Every fighter also fights to win a championship.

This is definitely not true.

"Amor fati"