Is Authenticity Overrated?

13/07/2025 49 min Episodio 262
Is Authenticity Overrated?

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Episode Synopsis

Millennials and Gen Z love authenticity. But is authenticity all it's cracked up to be? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson investigate and give their takes.
 
References and resources:


Definition: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/authentic
 
Definition and history: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/authenticity/
 
Present debates about authenticity: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/authenticity
 
Is authenticity overrated? https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/return-stillness/201909/is-authenticity-overrated

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbooksauthors/2022/11/22/authenticity-is-overrated-building-a-more-effective-leadership-style/
 
When do people feel most authentic? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0092656618302964

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