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Everyone at the Table Seemed to Know Exactly What They Were Doing and I Was Googling the Acronyms Under the Desk

October 16, 2026 · Self Doubt
Everyone at the Table Seemed to Know Exactly What They Were Doing and I Was Googling the Acronyms Under the Desk - a story about everyone has it figured out except me

The feeling that everyone else has it figured out is not evidence — it's a habit of the mind that punches down on you when you're already tired. What you know is real, even when the doubt is loudest.

“It is the nature of beasts to threaten the weak and fear the strong.”

- Nichiren Daishonin, 'Reply to Kyo'o', WND-1, p. 412
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