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Ask HN: Self-doubt, inferiority complex is killing me. How do I fix that?

I'm a CS student. Recently I have been battling with self-doubt a lot. I'm super self-conscious when I'm coding as well as when I'm speaking English--my 3rd language. As a result, I avoid trying to solve hard coding problems. I freak out when I have to pair program with someone or when someone else is reviewing my code. And I tend to make a lot of syntax errors. I also tend to rely on documentation a lot. Furthermore, I tend to make a lot of stupid mistakes when I'm speaking English even though I have been living and attending college in an English-speaking country for the past three years.

Could you guys please give me some advices on how to deal with that issue? Thanks lot!

44 points throwawaycs 11 years ago 50 comments

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