Ayn Rand wrote a whole novel on this called The Fountainhead, the theme is the independent man versus the secondhander. The working title of the book was Second

Ayn Rand wrote a whole novel on this called The Fountainhead, the theme is the independent man versus the secondhander. The working title of the book was Secondhand Lives. Also, being true to your "authentic voice" is great but it doesn't really solve the problem. What if your AV is telling you to be a meth using criminal? Rand also addressed what the AV should use as moral standards in The Virtue of Selfishness. The TL;DR: Go by reason.