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Daily choices
Each day, we make the same choice hundreds of times: whether to lie or tell the truth.
And we ignore the profound impact these seemingly inconsequential decisions have on our brain and our life.
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Honesty Is Not Always the Best Policy
When lying assures your safety or honesty puts you in danger, you probably shouldn't choose the truth.
You can't always tell the truth, but the more you do the happier your brain and body will be.
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Lies Tax Your Brain, Cause Stress and Harm Your Body
Consider the polygraph machine. It doesn't actually detect lies, specifically, but rather the signs of stress that accompany telling them.
According to a study, those who were instructed on how to lie less reported improvements in their relationships, less trouble sleeping, less...
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Little Lies Can Cost You Money
[Researches Argo and Shiv] found that 85% of diners in restaurants admitted to telling white lies when their dining experiences were unsatisfactory (i.e., claiming all was well when it wasn't). The real interesting finding was that diners who told white lies to cover up their dissatisfactions ...
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Limit Choices
The paradox of our time is that we have so many choices available to us that many of us struggle to make any choice at all.
Counter this by purposefully limiting your options at times.
All Decisions Are Not Created Equal
- Small decisions: Impact you for a day, such as what you wear and what you eat.
- Medium decisions: Impact your life for a year or so, such as deciding to go back to school or take on a roommate.
- Big decisions: These are made once or twice a year, and succe...
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