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What the new science of authenticity says about discovering your true self

  • Written by Matthew Baldwin, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Florida
imageStudies show that feelings of ease and comfort in a given situation – what psychologists call 'fluency' – are tied to feelings of authenticity.Tara Moore/Getty Images

After following a white rabbit down a hole in the ground and changing sizes several times, Alice finds herself wondering “Who in the world am I?”

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