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Raw Honesty is Rarely the Truth

May 23rd, 2011 // 12:36 pm @ M.H. Nicholas

Some people consider it their moral imperative to tell people the unadulterated truth. Over-honesty, however, is as much (or more) a sickness as the sickness suffered by the pathological liar – although the liar may have more career upside potential. Being an “honest” person does not mean imposing a blunt truth, but rather conforming to the general conversational characteristics that embody conversational etiquette.

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