The power of being a n00b

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This is scary. I don’t know what to do next. I’m such an idiot. I’m making so many mistakes. Do I belong here?

Being a n00b or a newbie, no matter what the unfamiliar situation— job, school, community, career, or learning a new skill—is deeply uncomfortable. It fills us with mental anxiety as well as the large barrier of getting up-to-speed in an unknown domain. These feelings of imposter syndrome are entirely normal.