Why we limit our lies

Over time, with the more lies we tell and how big they are, it costs us our ability to empathize and be compassionate towards ourselves and other people.

Humans have the power to deceive other people but also the ability to convince ourselves of the untruths we tell ou...

We strive to see ourselves as 'good' and feel, deep down, that we are fundamentally honest and moral. We tend to dismiss the idea that darkness could lie within us.

Research shows that we avoid others who seem similar to us but 'bad' in some way, such as learning about...

• To help someone improve. Sometimes criticism is actual honest feedback.
• To see a change that we would like. If we regularly read a magazine or blog, for example, there might be something that often bothers us that we’d like to see changed. 
• To further the dis...