Lying

by Sam Harris

But it is in believing one thing while intending to communicate another that every lie is born.

False encouragement is a kind of theft: It steals time, energy, and motivation that a person could put toward some other purpose.

How would your relationships change if you resolved never to lie again? What truths about yourself might suddenly come into view? What kind of person would you become? And how might you change the people around you? It is worth finding out.