Authenticity (psychology): Underrated, Overrated?

[Rishabh R]

@Natasha Tori Maru Yup feeling of fulfillment is a side effect of acting with healthy values. 

Giving a recent example : I acted in alignment with my values of resilience and guess what conquering that obstacle generated a feeling of fulfillment in me from inside which no self-help technique can manufacture.

[aurum]

2 hours ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

I can see why you put so much emphasis on that topic.

I see "authenticity", just be "authentic" etc thrown around commonly in dating and romance advice.

But I feel like very little care has gone into explaining what is meant.

And from my dialogues with others on this topic, overlap in definitions presents as a rarity. I didn't even really think about how the concept could be filtered through gender roles - which people would commonly load up the term with.

Yup.

It isn't defined well in these conversations because it actually can't be well-defined.  The definitions are necessarily functional and not philosophically rigorous.

Gender roles are perfect for showcasing this ambiguity. Can gender roles be authentic? That's a whole can of worms.