“Be Yourself” Is Terrible Advice

Podcast: Authentic Confidence with Dr. Aziz · Dr. Aziz Gazipura, Psychologist and Author

Opublikowano: 2026-07-28

Right before a date, an interview, or a family gathering, someone tells you to just be yourself. Has that ever actually helped? For most of the people Dr. Aziz works with, it's done the opposite. In this episode, Dr. Aziz explains why be yourself and be authentic fail as guidance, even though they're pointing at something real. The map they hand you is no map at all, so most people end up constructing an idealized fantasy version of themselves to perform. That's a different kind of cage. He walks through a much more useful framework: identify what...