#155 – Your guide to personal improvement, Part 1 of a series

Part 1 – How to Lie

This is a great guide on how to lie.

Lying is a critical skill when attempting the following:

1.) Explaining why there is glitter on the back seat of the minivan
2.) Discussing your qualifications during an interview
3.) Promising your new in-laws that you are going to give them grandchildren some day

These are my favorite bullets:

Keep the lie simple. Complexity leads to confusion.

WWCD Example” Well I was at bible study making you an enormous hand made anniversary card out of glitter - but you had to go and ruin the surprise didnt you!” Note: The best defense is a good offense, which should throw her off guard,  long enough to wash off anything that still smells like cocoa butter.

Whenever possible, couch the lie between two truths. You may still be caught out, but the victim may credit you with ignorance instead of deceptiveness.

WWCD Example “I primarily made lot’s of xerox copies, developed high-availability cross platform applications in a matrixed environment, and also was responsible for stocking the coffee supplies.”