Monday, November 14, 2011

Lie Spotting

Challenge #128

A new book came out about how to detect fraudulent behavior from others and although it brings about a fresh awareness of those who lie, it also has the capability of teaching readers just how to be deceptive. Does being viewed in some way, regardless of how large the audience, motivate us to fabricate the truth about ourselves? Within such a competitive society in all areas, education, work, finances, dating, families and social groups, how is it that we in a general term, feel compelled to embellish truths about ourselves to look better than others, and, what is it about us who do this makes us doubt that we would be challenged for it? How many of us are willing to stand up to the truth about ourselves?

Deception detection is not a new topic as humans have always been trying to guage the matter. In ancient times, the Chinese developed a system of face mapping, or reading called Mien Shiang, then there is Eastern and Western palm reading, and in modern times, NLP and the system of physical body mirroring and observing eye movement, and for a more scientific approach, the lie detector machine, or polygraph method. 

I challenge you to take a look at your inner lie spotting abilities, and by that I mean, your gut instincts, your perception about those who try to deceive you.  You can try on those in your inner circle, kids, family, friends, and then co-workers and so on. Grasp a sense of knowing and seeing the signals. This is not an exercise to get so far into your head about over thinking it, just start to begin an awareness from inside, notice what you feel and where it forms. Also, think back on when there was a time that you either were tempted or actually did lie or embellish something about yourself to someone else, and how you felt about doing so.

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