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61 Post author: JonahSinick 12 February 2015 01:29AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 13 February 2015 06:11:08PM 12 points [-]

Lately I've been feeling particularly incompetent mathematically, to the point that I question how much of a future I have in the subject.

Impostor syndrome is really, really common in mathematics. Trust me; if there's a place in mathematics for me, then there's a place for you too.

Comment author: IlyaShpitser 13 February 2015 07:03:34PM 9 points [-]

Seconded :).

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