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Apr 27, 2006
"We tell lies when we are afraid ... afraid of what we don't know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us. But every time we tell a lie, the thing that we fear grows stronger." --Tad Williams
Email More Honest Than Phone Calls?
April Fool's Day isn't the only time to catch lies. A Cornell University study has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in e-mails. Participants were asked to keep track of their social communications for seven days, noting when they lied, and how the lie was transmitted. The study found that participants lied 1.6 times per day. 37% of these lies were over the phone, 27% in face-to-face conversations, instant messages 21%, and email a modest 14%. Jeff Hancock, the study’s author, outlines reasons why people find it easier to lie over the phone.
BE THE CHANGE
Over the next week try and catch yourself every time you feel the impulse to "stretch" the truth. (Oh and click here to see the collective result of your creative "One-word Sermons!") More ...
