“I never wish to be easily defined.” — Franz Kafka
Yet authenticity imposed as an obligation seems like a contradiction in terms. The whole point of authenticity is that the wu 吾 chooses what to embrace rather than deferring to the authority of others, including even the authority of existentialist philosophers.
Alexander Douglas • Against Identity: The Wisdom of Escaping the Self
To attain his truth, man must not attempt to dispel the ambiguity of his being but, on the contrary, accept the task of realizing it.