Are you lying to yourself? | Field Guide to Bad Behaviour
Do you lie to yourself? Be... honest. This week we cover the psychology of self-deception. Last week: Why People Blame Others https://youtu.be/HQQe_yFDf0U ORDER BRAINCRAFT MERCH! ?https://stor...
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Now… Do you lie? And be honest. Well, occasionally, perhaps, you might say. A little lie here and there to a partner, parent, or friend… but who do you lie to the most? Chances are it’s to yourself... because you are a master of self-deception. Trust me. We tell ourselves it’s okay to eat banana cake everyday, that our occasional mishaps are not really our fault, that the job we didn’t get wasn’t good after all. We’re trying to convince ourselves. The best lie is an honest lie. But this tricky skill could be holding us back from seeing with clarity. How can we identify when we are deceiving ourselves and stop lying? This is the second episode of my Field Guide to Bad Behaviour. Let’s take a journey into the wild to spot elusive be...
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Now… Do you lie? And be honest. Well, occasionally, perhaps, you might say. A little lie here and there to a partner, parent, or friend… but who do you lie to the most? Chances are it’s to yourself... because you are a master of self-deception. Trust me. We tell ourselves it’s okay to eat banana cake everyday, that our occasional mishaps are not really our fault, that the job we didn’t get wasn’t good after all. We’re trying to convince ourselves. The best lie is an honest lie. But this tricky skill could be holding us back from seeing with clarity. How can we identify when we are deceiving ourselves and stop lying? This is the second episode of my Field Guide to Bad Behaviour. Let’s take a journey into the wild to spot elusive be...
