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Jan 2025
13m 31s

Why Being Yourself Is Ruining Your Life

Scott Lynch
About this episode
"Just be yourself." It’s the feel-good mantra printed on mugs, sprinkled across Instagram captions, and echoed in graduation speeches. But is it actually good advice—or just a comforting illusion? In this episode, I unpack the hidden dangers of this celebrated cliché and why striving to "be yourself" might be holding you back. 
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