Lying has consequences. When someone finds out you have lied, it affects how that person deals with you forever. If your spouse lies, you may be able to work it out in therapy, but an employer is not likely to forgive.
Even if you convince yourself a lie is OK, it still violates the dictates of conscience. This is psychologically unhealthy. There are many considerations that come into play when deciding whether honesty is the best policy.
Can someone change and grow from my honest feedback, or am I being unnecessarily blunt by giving an honest opinion that is hurtful? How would it feel if someone withheld the truth from me under the same circumstances? If you often find yourself being deceptive with family and friends to sidestep troubling issues, you may need to strengthen your interpersonal skills. Disable Adblocking for this site to view them. Nice article. Related to this — a framework for ethical speech that was shared with me and that I like to use is: Is it truthful Is it helpful Is it the right time.
To tell the truth, we lie almost constantly and every day: from small tricks and hushing up small flaws — to the greatest deception and slander. Lying is part of our life. It often happens that a person who has never lied in his life, is taken to judge what is true and what is false. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
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Home All When is the Truth a Lie? All Authenticity Courage Perspective. Zak Maymin. You may also like. August 31 is Launch Day for The Business August 30, Second Wave of Positive Psychology August 9, May 10, Remembering Ed Diener May 6, Post-truth is much more devious and dangerous to the democratic fabric of our society.
Post-truth is the belief that truth is no longer essential, that truth has become obsolete. We can cope with politicians lying, but we cannot afford the risk of allowing politicians to deligitimise truth. Festival of Social Science — Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire.
Edition: Available editions United Kingdom. Become an author Sign up as a reader Sign in. Close relationships, on the other hand, can give way to more of an appreciation for honesty, she says, and confessing to friends is likely not as bad as you think.
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