# Fake It Till You Make It

*Jade Garratt · Models & Critique, Interpersonal Practice*

Examines why performative psychological safety — 'fake it till you make it' — fails and actively harms. Uses a first-person story of being vulnerable in a team that wasn't safe to show that the conditions must be real: authenticity cannot compensate for absent structural safety.

- **This page:** https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/fake-it-till-you-make-it/
- **Read the full article on psychsafety.com:** https://psychsafety.com/fake-it-till-you-make-it/
- **Interactive map:** https://explore.psychsafety.com/?node=fake-it

## Connected concepts (6)

- [PS & Trust](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/the-difference-between-trust-and-psychological-safety.md)
- [Ambiguity & Predictability](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/ambiguity-predictability-and-psychological-safety.md)
- [Forced Vulnerability](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/forced-vulnerability.md)
- [Psychological Bravery](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-bravery.md)
- [Cheerleading & Brainstorming](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-47-cheerleading-and-brainstorming.md)
- [Fist of Five Critique](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/the-fist-of-five.md)