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Good news: If you’re worried you might be a phony, there’s a good chance you’re the real deal. “The true phony is convinced they’re not one,” Arthur C. Brooks explained earlier this summer. But no matter what the facts, your experiences, or other people tell you, it can be hard to believe that your own talents and strengths are genuine. Brooks lists a few ways to beat the strong pull of impostor syndrome, starting with an important one: Don’t talk to yourself like someone you hate.

Today’s newsletter explores how to be honest with yourself—and, by extension, with other people.

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