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The prospect of working from a cafe always looks so quaint and promising, yet every time I find a seat and get comfortable I almost immediately remember, “Oh yes, I am too psychotic about noises to ever enjoy a cafe, no matter how badly I wish I could.” Yet I will try again and again, for the rest of eternity.

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Cookie Monster asks the most important questions of our time. [x]

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L’enfer Cabaret, Boulevard de Clichy, Montmartre, Paris

Built circa 1890; demolished circa 1952.

Entertainment inside the “inferno of hell” included musicians dressed as devils and interior volcanos that spewed scented lava of molten gold.

After the “cabaret artistique” was demolished, the site became a Monoprix retail store.

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Hi Emily! (Background: now a grad student in optics coming from undergrad in physics) I am about to start a summer internship in a few days, and even though I am excited, I'm also scared, and feel as if I'm in over my head. I have heard that this sort of "imposter syndrome" is particularly common among women in science. Have you ever experienced this, and if so, how did you deal with it? Were you nervous starting your job at the Field Museum? Thanks for all that you do. I love your videos!

Hey! Congratulations on your internship!

First, don’t let anybody make you feel as though you are somehow undeserving or unqualified for this new position, because you absolutely are both of those things. Beware of those little seeds of doubt: they grow like toxic weeds and can wreak havoc on your self-esteem.

Secondly, yes, Imposter Syndrome is absolutely a real thing and I sometimes feel like I’ve got the worst case of it in the history of ever. I could have never predicted where my life would take me and the improbability of it all does not lend itself to confidence. It doesn’t help that often times when I tell people what I do and how I got to be here (art school -> volunteering -> blogging -> YouTube show -> Field Museum, science communicator), their response is You’re So Lucky.

I don’t believe in “luck” or “chance” as much as I believe in hard work, dedication, and seizing opportunities when they present themselves. Seneca, the Roman philosopher, is attributed with saying

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

and I am far more inclined to attribute my own success to that principle than I am to believe that the world conspired in my favor and everything I’ve ever accomplished just happened to fall into my lap.

When I start to think my opportunities have all happened only because of luck I begin to doubt myself. I don’t push myself to learn more, be better, work harder. If I think this is all out of my control the Imposter Syndrome rears its ugly head.

Was I nervous about starting my job? Absolutely, but I had the assurance that I must be doing something right for this to come to fruition, and that’s the sort of thinking that prevents myself from being consumed with doubt.

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I wish successful people would admit to their own luck and privileged position. Because for every job opening, there is always more than one great candidate to chose from. But just because there's luck involved, that doesn't mean that the chosen candidate didn't work hard, or isn't deserving, it just means that being at the right place at the right time does play a role in success. As a woman in physics, I understand how many more opportunities are offered to men, usually nerdy white men, who fit the profile of a physicist. I can work hard (and I would argue that I've had to work harder than most of the men), but I will never ever gain the privileged position of those men. Emily, I think that you are 100% deserving of your position, but I think you also have gotten lucky. Using your position now to help and encourage women is great, but I hope you won't downplay the obstacles that some people must overcome but often cannot because they cannot change who they are and where they come from. We can all work really really hard to help increase our chances of success, but often times, just like the typical male candidates, we also need help, encouragement, and yes luck. And that means that we are not in complete control of our lives, so all we can do is our best, but when someone just can't catch a break, there's much more to it than laziness or lack of passion.