Notes From Memorial Glade

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

As I sit on Memorial Glade, I’m hit with the realization that I’m approaching the end of my time here at UC Berkeley. I can’t help but reflect on things I wish I’d done differently. I was reading about Einstein the other day, and came to learn that, near the end of his life — even when his name became synonymous with “extraordinary genius” — he struggled with what we now call impostor syndrome. Confiding in a friend, he reportedly said:

“The exaggerated esteem in which my lifework is held makes me very ill at ease. I feel compelled to think of myself as an involuntary swindler.”

Writing on phasewalk

Notes From Memorial Glade