Jordan Peterson - Side Effects of Telling Lies

Psychology Professor Dr. Jordan B. Peterson explains how the lies you tell grow in complexity and have unexpected outcomes that you cannot control in the long run.

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[ashleybryant]

"One of the advantages to telling the truth is that you don't have to remember what you've said". I love this.

[d_m_]

I really do regret all the lies I've ever told because it's never been worth it. Recently I've realized that I lie when I'm insecure or want control of the situation. Hopefully I can tell the truth from now on and stop being so weak

[jamestoney]

I hate a liar more than a thief. Thief wants my salary. Liar wants my reality

[eveninggreys]

"So the blue fairy shows up…" This is a good video

[kevinhornbuckle]

In a sense, liars are thieves. They counterfeit reality to create advantages for themselves.

[jugulator]

A liar not only alters and distorts reality and truth....They distort themselves....Clever fable.

[vexelreglage]

Man, what would we do without Jordan's videos?

[TotalRookie_LV]

My memory is terrible, just one more reason why I avoid lying at any cost.

[mikka]

"tell the truth minimally and effectively when you're in a bad situation" wow this is true

[almacintosh]

Liars cause a lot of collateral damage in relationships.

[mirzacausevic]

Man I would like to be at his class what a privilage for these students just to listen to him

[JazzHandzLMT]

The most common side effect of lying are the pants on fire....

[MoonJung]

My initial thought at the start was "I don't have any lies/glad I don't have that problem." Then I remembered some things....

[JOHNsmith-hrlo]

“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember what you said”. What a line that is.

[jmacsss]

His speech about twisting the fabrics of reality was so powerful. It made me be a much more honest person. "No one gets to twist the fabric of reality"

[AlanWattResistance]

"The disposition of a liar is dishonourable, and his shame is ever with him." - Ecclesiasticus, 20:26

[michaelrhodes]

There's a reason he's so popular. Nobody else makes such powerful deductions from things like myths and stories and explains how they relate to real life. And explains "why" you shouldn't lie. Not just that you shouldn't.

[aaronhumes]

I always say if you make it a habit to practice honesty you'll be able to tell a lie just from hearing it because truth and lies are literally like two different languages

[efuyng]

This is all too real for me. I used to be what you might call a compulsive liar and the 'hydra' is an accurate archetypal manifestation of lying. If you take that path far enough you become pathological to the core of your being and that's not a great place to be. If not for JP I wouldn't have seen the error in my ways and i'm trying to live forthrightly, although it's not easy but I can say one thing, it's insurmountably better than living a life of deceit.

[-MONEY-GANG-ecgj]

I lied a lot in life and have recently changed to become a better person. It’s not good to lie. It’s better to accept yourself and accept things for what they are.