Drew Downs

Tag: lying

  • I don’t recall

    Drew Downs

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    I don’t recall

    I hate lies. But for me, it doesn’t end there. I hate when we encourage lies over honesty. How easy it is to conveniently forget. To ignore the truth. To misremember on purpose. Or just happen to not remember at a critical moment. “I don’t recall,” we say. Our brains are funny things, really. While…

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    How to know when someone is lying to you

    There is a simple test for dishonesty. You’ve been told to look for nonverbal cues: the other person is nervous or doesn’t blink. That stuff. You’ve even been told how to catch a lie in an email. But I’ve got a better measuring stick for dishonesty. When you are talking with someone, notice whether or not their sharing…