Sunday, September 7, 2008

How To Lie

"So don't ask me no questions and I won't tell you no lies"-Lynyrd Skynyrd





Very few people recommend lying, but you might have your reasons. Whether you're an investigative journalist going undercover or you're being asked for your opinion on a horrendous bridesmaid dress that's already been paid for, the key to convincing someone you're telling the truth is to strike a good balance between fact and fiction. Ask yourself: "Who is more blameworthy, the liar or the believer in lies?"
Even Employers love being lied to than being told the adamant truth

Step 1
Decide if what you are lying about is worth the effort and the potential consequences. It is a personal decision. You need to be realistic with yourself. It is easy to become a compulsive liar and ruin your life. Under what circumstances are you willing to risk damaging relationships, reputation, and future opportunities and do the benefits of telling the lie outweigh the risks?

Step 2
If you know you're going to have to lie, think of some specific true thing (place, person, event, story) that your lie will fit into and use those details if you are questioned. This gives you a bank of specific details to draw on so you don't have to keep making things up as you go along. The more things you have to lie about to support your original lie, the more likely you are to be tripped up. Lying is a bit like chess--you must always think ahead. Anticipate what the person you're lying to is going to ask, and be prepared with a response.

Step 3
Force yourself to believe your lie is truth. This will make you naturally act as if you were telling the truth. The trick is convincing your sub-conscious mind that you're telling the truth. An example of this may be, "Did I wreck the car? Well, I drove it into a wall. So, the wall wrecked the car. I just moved it!" In the immortal words of George Costanza, "It's not a lie if you believe it's true." This works well when your situation is quite ersatz.

to be continue...

(this post is for educational purpose only :
by studying the way of lie, it can teach u how a liar thinks, act, etc)
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