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Living a Lie: We Deceive Ourselves to Better Deceive Others
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10/04/2017 from
www.scientificamerican.com/article/living-a-lie-we-deceive-ourselves-to-better-deceive-others/?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email
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if we can get ourselves to believe something first, we’ll be more effective at getting others to believe it... overconfident people are seen as more competent and have higher social status. ... self-deception evolved for the purpose of other-deception...
whenever anyone tries to convince you of something, think about what might be motivating that person. Even if he is not lying to you, he may be deceiving both you and himself.
whenever anyone tries to convince you of something, think about what might be motivating that person. Even if he is not lying to you, he may be deceiving both you and himself.
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