If there were a "true self," would you really need "tips" for "tapping into it"? In this article, social psychologist Matthew Baldwin offers an overview of the concept of "authenticity" with that aim in mind. Authenticity and alienation usually come hand in hand. No one worries about "being real" unless they find themselves at a loss to explain their own behavior to themselves, they are caught up in compulsions or believe that are doing things they really don't want to be doing, acting in ways that are false to their own idealized version of themselves.
Encounter with the real
Encounter with the real
Encounter with the real
If there were a "true self," would you really need "tips" for "tapping into it"? In this article, social psychologist Matthew Baldwin offers an overview of the concept of "authenticity" with that aim in mind. Authenticity and alienation usually come hand in hand. No one worries about "being real" unless they find themselves at a loss to explain their own behavior to themselves, they are caught up in compulsions or believe that are doing things they really don't want to be doing, acting in ways that are false to their own idealized version of themselves.