Do you feel like you are an honest person? I mean really honest?

Do you think that being honest serves you in your relationships or do you believe that white lies are the way to go?

I was writing on a completely different topic when I came across this article on the Internet and it blew my mind. I experimented with pushing the honesty comfort zone earlier this year to great success and it plays a big part in how I interact with women today.  I never got to the level described in the article but fairly close. My experimenting was really only geared to interactions with women, but I should have expanded this to everybody as it was such a valuable tool. I have new motivation after reading this.

It seems to be a very common myth that you need to lie to the other person to get what you want. In my experience it is the complete opposite. Being REALLY unapologetically honest, not the “I’ll tell her if she asks” kind, would routinely get the response of how refreshing it is to meet someone this honest. Almost always positive feedback. My word instantly held more weight and it improved my ability to lead a conversation dramatically. It cut a lot of bullshit out of the conversation since honesty tends to be much shorter than lying. It gives both people choice about what each person wants out of the interaction.  And guess what…honesty is a great way to differentiate yourself from other people which generally makes you way more attractive. I’m gonna keep this one short because I plan on expanding further on this but I would love to hear your comments and experiences regarding radical honesty. So next time you get into a situation where you get asked a hard question where you could tell the truth or lie,  give radical honesty the old college try!  You might be surprised by the results!

http://www.theweek.com/article/index/100314/The_last_word_Nothing_but_the_truth

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