I think, like most people, I choose which parts of myself to express in the moment based on what I perceive to be the best outcome of consequences for my actions -- in terms of survival, comfort, avoiding pain, seeking pleasure, and also doing good when possible. For instance, my "true" self may feel like jumping on a plane to Tibet or Peru for an interesting adventure, but another "true" self is looking after me and knows that I must stay and do my work so that I can pay my rent and eat, and also I don't have money to pay for a plane ticket. So there are many parts of each of us, and we generally follow the one that seems best at the time in terms of our values and what we want and what we (think we) need to survive. Our parent self looks out for us and is sensible, our child self wants to play, our sensual self might want to eat hot fudge sundaes or jump that cute stranger... But there is a part of us that looks at all of the alternatives and chooses the ones that are in line with what we perceive as best for us (most of the time). So we eat the spinach, do our job, and keep some semblance of order in our lives... most of the time -- or not, depending on our personalities and what is comfortable for us, which comes from past experience, habit, preference. Some people would leave their job without a thought of food or a place to sleep and jump a cargo ship to Peru! An interesting question. Me, I like fun and adventure, but security and comfort are important, too, so I try to find a balance.