You're an Imposter!

Do you ever walk into a classroom and feel like a fraud? As if everyone else is immensely smarter and more capable than you? As if at any moment some member of the academic truth squad will walk in the door and quietly escort you away?
When I started teaching, I used to joke, as I left the classroom, "That's another day without being found out!" Now, some twenty years later, I realize that they're not going to catch on to me, so please keep my secret safe!
Apparently these feelings are nothing new or rare. The simple fact is that you probably are competent enough and that everyone has these sorts of self doubts. Some people, however, do a better job of hiding them. Here's an article that explores this phenomenon. Maybe it'll make you feel better . . . or worse.