{"id":54149,"date":"2024-07-12T16:45:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T12:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&p=54149"},"modified":"2024-09-12T16:36:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T12:36:24","slug":"editors-letter-fake-it-til-you-make-it-or-not","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/editors-letter-fake-it-til-you-make-it-or-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Editor’s Letter: Fake It ‘Til You Make It… Or Not?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I put my pen to paper \u2013 or rather my finger to keyboard \u2013 to draft this editor\u2019s letter for GRAZIA\u2019s Idealism issue, I\u2019m met with the impending self-doubt that plagues me on a semi-regular basis. Will this be up to par? How does it compare to others? Will it be perceived well?<\/p>\n

Admittedly, it\u2019s an era of imposter syndrome.<\/p>\n

The term was coined some 46 years ago by US psychologists Pauline R. Clance and Suzanne A. Imes in an article titled The Impostor Phenomenon in High Achieving Women: Dynamics and Therapeutic Intervention<\/em>. Specifically, it was defined by the pair as \u201can internal experience of intellectual phoniness\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Photo: From GRAZIA’s 10th print edition, “Idealism”.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s a ubiquitous feeling, that even before the term came about in 1978, that has afflicted even some of the greatest minds of the last century. Take, Albert Einstein, for example, before his death in 1955 he described himself as a \u201cinvoluntary swindler\u201d, despite being a Nobel Prize winner and a key figure in the development of modern science as we know it. Literary legend Maya Angelou and civil rights activist also openly spoke about feeling like fraud in her own work. She even once said, \u201cI have written 11 books, but each time I think, \u2018Uh oh, they\u2019re going to find out now. I\u2019ve run a game on everybody, and they\u2019re going to find me out.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Prominent pop culture figures including Michelle Obama, Bella Hadid and more, have also discussed their past struggles with imposter syndrome which \u201cnever goes away\u201d.<\/p>\n

It seems I am not alone in this feeling. Despite the outward successes of many, there\u2019s a common thread: a pervasive, lingering sense of not quite belonging, of feeling like a fraud in our own lives. Essentially, are we all just faking it \u2019til we make it?<\/p>\n

Could it be this consistent idea that we always need to strive for more? That we always need to better ourselves to reach \u201cthe ideal\u201d.<\/p>\n

But what exactly are we searching for?<\/p>\n

In the day and age of constant connection and social media, where the highlights of life are shared, it\u2019s only natural an element of comparison emerges, all the while knowing such platforms also create a skewed perception of reality. It\u2019s an idea that\u2019s broken down on page 22 in The Pursuit of Imperfection<\/em>, questioning the fact if the perfection side of social media has, in fact, ended. No longer are we given the high-gloss, polished versions of our peers online, but rather a more relatable palate. But, nonetheless, it\u2019s all a curation \u2013 an age of pseudo-authenticity, if you will.<\/p>\n

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Photo: From GRAZIA’s 10th print edition, “Idealism”.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Regardless, rates of perfectionism continue to rise, as GRAZIA explores. Research conducted by Thomas Curran, an associate professor of psychology at the London School of Economics and Political Science, has shown such pursuits for the supposed ideal catapulted during a 16-year period between 2006 and 2022. This, according to Curran, has resulted in an \u201cunrelenting treadmill\u201d where \u201cthere is no joy in success, and lots of self-criticism\u201d, he highlighted in an interview with The New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n

But does the journey to better oneself to reach an ideal need to be seen as a negative? Arguably, it can be viewed as a roadmap to success and aiding in personal growth.<\/p>\n

Perhaps, at the end of the day, it\u2019s just not that deep, and we can all strive for our own version of idealism. In the famous words of momager, Kris Jenner: \u201cYou\u2019re doing great, sweetie.\u201d No matter where you\u2019re at in life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42685,"featured_media":54150,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[260,65,35,5023],"yoast_head":"\nEditor's Letter: Fake It 'Til You Make It... Or Not?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This new issue explores the concept of "Idealism". 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