Is it really hard to be honest? The naked truth is always better than the best dressed lie. Honestly, I like friends who don't sugarcoat anything. I want them telling me the truth about everything even if it would kill me inside. I lie... But I only do small little lies. I get very guilty. Always remember that one lie is all it takes to lose their trust in you. Always be real and tell the truth no matter what.
How does telling the truth save your life? I read this article, titled "Why telling the truth could save your life: Most of us would rather lie to avoid awkwardness (even in high-risk situations)" by Daily Mail Reporter. It made me realize that being too polite can cause great damage too. It could result to a lot of things like a pilot crashing because a colleague did not point out a mistake and the like. Politeness has serious consequences within the corporate culture too. Like when people don't want to embarrass their bosses or their co-workers, so they don't point out when something seems inappropriate.
"This harder thinking leaves us in a greater state of uncertainty about what is really meant, becoming dangerous in high-stakes situations," says one of the authors, Jean-Francois Bonnefon of the University of Toulouse.
Typically, deceptive behavior is driven by fear. And fear is one of our most basic emotions, right? Fear works to protect us from harm. It influences our responses, especially to our deceptive behavoir. In fact, we become too kind/polite to protect another's feelings. In short, fear is always in the background.
Here is another article about why you should stop lying and start telling the truth by Laura Rowley, titled, "Lying: Why You Don't Tell The Truth And Why You Should Start." She said that, in order to be successful in anything, one must have a reputation of honesty. It also gives you a peace of mind. It's impossible to be happy and worried at the same time. Another reason why you should start telling the truth is because it will give you a good sleep. Who doesn't want to have good sleep?! (Unless you have no conscience at all..) If you lie, you'll often lose sleep because of the fear that maybe someone will find out sooner or later. The greatest thing that was ever stated in this article is that lying doesn't work. All too often, our deceptions are discovered.
“We have a notion we know what’s right and wrong but the truth is that it’s friends and people around us who tell us what’s right and wrong by example, and we are incredibly susceptible to those things,” says Ariely.
Actually, we know what's right and what's wrong. Keep your conscience clean. Always do what's right.
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