> Probably not effectively with the words "be yourself." Agreed. It's an easy platitude to give, which is probably why it's so common. > it's not really clear

> Probably not effectively with the words "be yourself." Agreed. It's an easy platitude to give, which is probably why it's so common. > it's not really clear to me that there's an absolute dividing line there, or that it's even easy to sort out decidedly intrinsic/internal values into authentic or not authentic. Right, it's nebulous and a good subject for philosophy textbooks. As far as practical advice goes, I think it's not too much to say that you can draw the line when you're behaving in a way that feels unnatural in hopes that others will respond positively to it.