Acharya Prashant addresses the idea of living by one's own rules by stating that one can say "it's my life, my rules" to the final level, even in an absolute sense, provided it is authentically "you" who is saying it. He explains that often, the rebellion we raise against society is itself a social thing with social objectives. The rebellion is not against society but is a very social phenomenon that occurs within society. Using an analogy, he describes a "corner rebel" who publicly denounces society and its norms, declaring himself the only genuine and original one. This rebel then separates himself, only to secretly peek back at society to see who is impressed by his act. If someone is impressed, the rebel beckons them to join his new kingdom. This illustrates that the rebel is not truly against society but is such a fan of it that he wants to create another society with himself at the center as the king. The speaker notes the irony that the one who disparages society the most often becomes socially popular. He applies this to the phrase "my life, my rules," pointing out that the phrase itself is not original but borrowed. Therefore, in saying "my rules," one is still following someone else's rule, making them a slave by another name. He asserts that those who say "my life, my rules" are as much slaves as those who say "my life, somebody else's rules," because neither has any originality. Immature rebellion, he concludes, takes you nowhere. Acharya Prashant's final advice is that before you rebel against others, you must rebel against yourself first. The "others" are not so much outside as they are inside of you; your very sense of self is founded on others. To rebel against others, one must rebel against oneself. This involves questioning the meaning of fundamental words like "I," "me," and "life." We are so familiar with these words that we think we know what they mean, but familiarity does not imply understanding. The first step is to honestly acknowledge that you do not know what these basic words of existence truly mean.