If our authenticity is questioned—if we are caught pretending and playacting—what ground do we have left to stand on? If we are deemed inauthentic, how can we stand for anything at all? Conversely, if everything is potentially performative, how will we ever work up the courage to step outside of our sphere of normal, to risk being earnest and... See more

Living simultaneously in multiple cultures is part of what makes being a human tricky. Do we keep our individual inner values to ourselves and just do our best to match our external behavior to whatever culture we’re currently in a room with? Or do we stay loyal to one particular culture and live by those rules everywhere, even at our social or... See more

Consider the difference between what you’ve been told to think and what you’ve actually experienced in your life. The data you hold from living, observing, and doing.

On one hand, there are ideas you've inherited (heard most, read most, thought about most) about what is “right.” On the other hand, there are your actions, your observations of... See more