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Lies. Deceit. Deception.
The average person encounters 200 lies a day. That's over 12 lies an hour we're awake a day.
Why do we lie? In many ways, it's more a question of why wouldn't we lie?
"How are you?"
"Good," we respond despite the dog shit on our shoe, the parking ticket we found after we noticed someone hit and run our car. We put on a fake smile, thinking it would be easier to gloss it over rather than explain how we really feel. Because if we told someone how we really felt, we'd expose our vulnerability.
Sometimes we don't mind being lied to. And when that fake smile flashes across your friends face, you let it slide.
So why do we lie?
I'm reading a book called "LieSpotting" by Pamela Meyer. After a successful professional career, Meyer was intrigued by lying and deceit so she decided to research it. If we can detect lies through verbal and nonverbal cues, then we can stop it. Wouldn't you want to surround yourself with those you trust most? Just imagine a life without lying!
1 comment:
It's interesting that lying is a socially accepted norm and seems to happen unconsciously sometimes... So sad.
Sarah
www.thinfluenced.com
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