When you have some success， the feeling of being an imposter can be real. Who am I fooling？ But when you create things that only you — with your unique talents and experience — can do， then you are absolutely not an imposter. You are the ordained. It is your duty to work on things that only you can do.
Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you a better programmer for the rest of your days, even if you never actually use Lisp itself a lot.
