4 qualities that helped me to succeed as an engineer at Facebook

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I spent more than a few hours to surf linkedin.com, and I like to read a lot of Facebook research scientist and manager profiles as possible.

Finally I came cross this sharing.

1. Overcome impostor syndrome - I joined Facebook five years ago, and I was working with very smart and experienced teammates who were Stanford or Harvard graduates. Initially, I felt like I wasn’t as capable or as talented as them, and I needed to constantly prove myself.

It took me a while to realize that impostor syndrome is very normal, and it is ok for anyone to feel this way. Facebook had given me this terrific opportunity to work with the brightest minds in the industry, but at same time my fear of not being good enough made me doubt my abilities.

4. Ruthlessly prioritize – It’s important to take consistent inventory of the work you have in front of you and make sure that you’re focusing on the most important and impactful things. At Facebook, there will always be many things to do, and I've learnt to accept that I can’t do everything at once. Once I had that figured out, I could prioritize my projects, and that helped me to stay organized and deliver a bigger impact to my team's goals. If you clearly communicate why you need to make tough prioritization decisions, Facebookers will understand. It’s part of our culture.