A creator explains the two-year test: if you've spent two years learning something, you know enough to teach someone who hasn't. Use this to beat imposter syndrome and start sharing what you've picked up.
And so when you're thinking about things to share, you want to use this. We call it the two year test. Where it's what are all the things that you've learned over the past two years? What are all the experiences you've had? What are all the pivotal moments? What are the lessons, the mistakes, the tips you would give? And all you're doing is you are creating for the version of yourself. Two years ago, you are the fifth grader telling the fourth grader, here's what you can expect. And if you just do that, that is the cure for imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome is you trying to do the two year test forward. You're like, I'm going to pretend I'm two years in the future. You're not there yet. Your ideal reader or viewer or listener is two years behind you or two hours behind you. What did you just learn how to do? Great. Turn around and pass it to the person who doesn't know how to do that thing yet.
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