How Authentic Are you? Give your thoughts.

June 6, 2021 1:36am CST
Everybody needs to be valid. You need to be consistent with yourself, not a subjugated adherent of social assumptions. You need to "carry on with your best life," seeking after your specific cravings, as opposed to conforming to whatever every other person thinks bliss requires. Studies have even shown that sensations of realness can go connected at the hip with various mental and social advantages: higher confidence, more prominent prosperity, better close connections and improved work execution. However, genuineness is something tricky. Albeit the vast majority would characterize validness as acting as per your eccentric arrangement of qualities and characteristics, research has shown that individuals feel most legitimate when they adjust to a specific arrangement of socially endorsed characteristics, for example, being outgoing, sincerely steady, principled, scholarly and pleasant. This is the paradox of genuineness: In request to receive the a considerable lot of the rewards of feeling real, you may need to deceive your real essence. I would appreciate to hear something from you. Kindly comment your answers below. :) Happy Day Everyone.
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@Aansh13 (11251)
• New Delhi, India
6 Jun 21
I am a strong believer of KARMA.... I do things that I feel are righteous, though not everything can be scaled, but still I try to ho ahead in life with honesty and keep my actions under morality check.... Oh!!! By the way... Your posts are really great
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@Aansh13 (11251)
• New Delhi, India
6 Jun 21
@yendavidber Pleasure
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6 Jun 21
I am few Indian friends, and this is something meaningful and I highly respect of your race. Always checking the moral compass of things :) Thanks a lot for appreciating what I am writing :)
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@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
6 Jun 21
I did that and got burnt. I now embrace my introverted tendencies and love for books and lofi music. LIfe is more beautiful.
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@Sojourn (13836)
• India
6 Jun 21
I am just like you @yoalldudes. I can open up only in front of like minded people. Then I enjoy talking a lot. And me time is an extremely important thing to me.
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6 Jun 21
Great to hear that Arya, I assume being introvert is who you are and nothing's wrong with that :) I am an extreme bibliophile as well. Love to hear your thoughts about books too. What classifications of books/ genre would you like to read about?
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@florelway (23095)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
6 Jun 21
What you see is what you get. I am a very transparent person. Hello and welcome to myLot, hope to see you around. Have a great day.
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6 Jun 21
Thanks for your insight @florelway I will be around and see you too. :) May you have a wonderful day
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@florelway (23095)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
6 Jun 21
@yendavidber I am spending weekend at home because covid cases in our area is still rising. Keep safe.
• United States
6 Jun 21
In this world people will either love you or hate you. So it is up to find out what is comfortable for you and do that and be that. Becoming a People Please will drain you every time in order to live a healthy and happy life you must do what is genuine and right to you and not worry about what others think because at the end of the day they do not matter, You Must Be The Best You Can Be and Leave all the Haters and Nay Sayers Behind.
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6 Jun 21
I absolutely agree with you @VoiceofTruth7 Been there too. Being people brought a lot of damages to me than good, at the end of the day, probably I get back to the principle of "Kindness". Especially nowadays, our mental health should always be a priority.
• India
6 Jun 21
I try to as honest as possible. But being honest not always helps. If you have seen the movie Interstellar there's a dialogue by TARS, it states " Absolute honesty isn't always the most diplomatic nor the safest form of communication with emotional beings".
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• India
6 Jun 21
6 Jun 21
I think that integrity is the key. We should always test the waters by studying and considering the people around us too.
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@aidels (274)
• Philippines
6 Jun 21
A quote from The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath comes to mind, “I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.” How authentic am I? I guess I'm as authentic as an ever-changing person can be. The self that I am in private, the self that I present to others, the self that others make of me, and all the selves that I have been and will be, are all the genuine me.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
6 Jun 21
I conduct myself the way I am. I do not believe in pretentiousness. If someone like me the way I am, he is most welcome, otherwise no problem.
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@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6 Jun 21
Not on The Internet, you don't! I just have to be true to 'the facts' (or 'the rumors I accept as fact because at least one other online source claims they're true' ).
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@Shiva49 (26196)
• Singapore
7 Jun 21
I was trying to please others initially from childhood but when I started earning, I stood my ground. I stood for honesty, uprightness, speaking my mind but taking care not to offend, and telling only the truth. That helped me to have a peaceful sleep and a contented life.
@Hannihar (129388)
• Israel
6 Jun 21
By Irene Lourdes Bernarte @yendavidber I would say I am basically a very honest straightforward person that believes what I believe and go according to that. I am not sure that is what you were looking forward but that is who I am.
@ADIYOGI (141)
• Kayamkulam, India
11 Jun 21
Quiet right you were saying genuineness is tricky, if everybody know how the way or path to find that there is no need to be tricky. I want to live a life which is very much authentic that everybody in the Kitchen should know how to cook" properly and real essence should be the mind. I find looking some what inward oneself can find the solution I mean just ourselves the Body.
@Rashnag (30598)
• Surat, India
6 Jun 21
Nice post. I agree. You have covered most things. Have a good day
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• Indonesia
6 Jun 21
More old more i know more responsibilities, to my self, family, and surrounding.
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@Ielky16 (93)
7 Jun 21
This is an interesting topic however I rarely socialize with other people so I don't feel the need deceive my real essence. I love to be alone and to be genuine with my own self.
@RebeccasFarm (86731)
• United States
6 Jun 21
I believe more of this needs to be encouraged at a young age. Some of it is having confidence in one's self. So many (and it is painfully obvious through out this age we live in) are conditioned to follow, not lead.
@erictsuma (9726)
• Mombasa, Kenya
6 Jun 21
Am always a positive attitude Pearson and I do what I like. Have a nice day