Wrestling with impostor syndrome

( I am a better researcher than I look on paper. )

( My current workplace is different because I am surrounded by acknowledged experts. )

( I am not expected to lead research but I would like to. )

I am minded to try not being inhibited by the local expertise, just go ahead, do some reading, and put forward research ideas anyway, even if I doubt their relative merit, people can fund them or dismiss them but at least I will have shown what I can. It feels a bit like addressing imposter syndrome by: act as if you are not an imposter and see if it flies. ( If I don't get to then at least I can still help those who are also good at it. )

A simple default lunch

Today I fall back to one of my simple default kinds of lunch: sliced Roma tomatoes atop toast, topped with Muenster cheese then grilled, then overeasy fried eggs on top, with milk chocolate and an apple for dessert. Tomorrow I'll fry some frozen pierogi in butter, maybe also some diced onion, and have them with a can of vegetable soup.