True Authenticity

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW122534118 BCX4"> <p><span data-contrast="none">A year ago,</span> <a href= "https://www.economist.com/business/2022/06/02/do-not-bring-your-whole-self-to-work"> <em><span data-contrast="none">The</span></em> <em><span data-contrast="none">Economist</span></em></a> <span data-contrast="none">urged reader</span><span data-contrast= "auto">s</span> <em><span data-contrast="none">not</span></em> <span data-contrast="none">to bring their “whole selves”</span> <span data-contrast="none">to work. While some corporate gurus suggest that we make work feel more like home, the authors</span> <a href= "https://www.economist.com/business/2022/06/02/do-not-bring-your-whole-self-to-work"> <span data-contrast="none">beg to differ.</span></a><span data-contrast= "none"> </span><span data-contrast= "auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559731":720,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">"Your professional self displays commitment to the job and eats lunch at a desk. Your whole self is planning the next holiday and binges ice cream on the sofa. Your professional self makes presentations to the board and says things like: 'Let’s get the analytics team to kick the t[i]res on this.' Your whole self cannot operate a toaster and says things like: 'Has anyone seen my socks?' Pretending to be someone you are not is not a problem; it’s essential."</span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559685":720,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":480}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">That description speaks to what lies at the heart of the modern re-definition of “authenticity.” From counselors pushing transgender ideology on kids, to Christians deconstructing faith, to the recent trend of “</span><a href= "https://www.breakpoint.org/the-trend-of%E2%80%AFquiet-quitting/"><span data-contrast="none">quiet quitting,</span></a><span data-