the truth about lying

The Truth About LyingPresented by Jay Shetty

Lie Detector Test

One thing that is true about yourself

One thing that is untrue about yourself

One thing that you would like to be true about yourself

The Truth About Lying

1. The average person lies 3 times during 10 minutes of conversation

2. 1 in 10 people have lied to car insurance companies to save money on their premiums

3. 37% of adults think it is often/sometimes okay to lie about one's age  

The Three M’s of deception1. Mild

2. Manipulative

3. Mendacious

Self-deception

Denial

“No, I’m just a social smoker.”

Self-deception

Repression

“I just want to forget about it!”

Self-deception

Displacement

Misdirected anger.

Self-deception

Projection

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

Self-deception

Reaction formation

“I hate that I love you!”

Self-deception

Intellectualization

“Let me focus on something else.”

Self-deception

Rationalization

“It’s because I had a hard day!”

“I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.”

Muhammad Ali once said…

Any questions?