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When duty and authenticity seem incompatible

I agreed to take over my family's business even though I hate it because my father says it's my responsibility but I feel like I'm burying myself alive.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You're trapped between honoring external obligations and honoring your authentic self, believing you must choose one or the other.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Existentialist authenticity vs. bad faith?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.