我们应该总是说实话吗英语作文

我们应该总是说实话吗英语作文

You’re honest, right? You don’t fib, exaggerate, deceive,

manipulate the truth just a little bit to escape a problem, or

make up an excuse for not doing something? If that’s true,

you happen to be in the extreme minority.

Research shows Americans tend to tell an average of 11

lies a week And three out of five people will tell at least one

lie in a 10 minute conversation and not even realize they are

doing it, according to research reported by Live Science.

Why do we lie? To make ourselves look better or to make

someone else feel better are two reasons. And the minute

our self esteem is threatened, we tend to pour on the

exaggerations, falsifications and outright lies, according to

the research done at the University of Massachusetts.

But as tempting — or habitual — as it is to lie, there are

plenty of benefits to cultivating an honesty habit.

It’s good for your health.

Being honest has actually proven to boost your health. In

a study at Notre Dame, researchers asked people to refrain

from even white lies and exaggerations. When compared to

a control group, the honest group experienced less

depression and fewer health complaints like headaches and

sore throats.

Honesty disarms people.

People can be disarmed by your honest response to a

situation. Say someone angrily complains to you about your

little boy’s rudeness on the playground. If, instead of a

knee-jerk defensive not-MY-kid response, you say, “Oh, I

know. He’s rude and rough and we’re working on it. Thanks

for saying something,” you have totally defused the

situation.