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Imposter syndrome hits

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Everyone else seems to know what they're doing. You've been googling "what is a monad" for 3 years.

The scenario

The team meeting begins, and suddenly you feel like a fraud who has no idea what is happening. You have spent three years googling "what is a monad" while pretending to understand the architecture. The pressure mounts as the burnout meter spikes.

How it plays

This problem card adds 11 burnout to your total. It can be countered by playing a coping card from the health or personal category to reduce the burnout level.

Why it feels familiar

The universal panic of pretending to understand complex abstractions you have never actually mastered, while fearing the next code review.

This problem card adds 11 burnout. It belongs to personal and can be countered by health, personal coping.

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