Introduction:
“Liar, Liar pants on fire” as the old saying goes but how to spot a liar in any situation? If only it were so easy to spot a liar, simply by looking at whether his or her pants were on fire.
Unfortunately, that’s not the way life works.
And handy as it might be to carry around a lie detector at all times, that wouldn’t be very practical either, would it? Well, not a lie detector of the physical variety anyway.
So what’s the next best thing?
The next best thing would be if we could become our own lie detector, surely?
However, would that be possible?
The answer is yes. With a little effort, it’s possible to develop the skills to spot a liar. You just need to think about the signs.
Become a lie detector:
Now, this is important because we live in a world where we’re constantly bombarded with fake news, weasel words, half-truths, untruths and outright lies.
Politicians are the worst culprits but just about everyone in life tells the occasional lie when they feel it’s necessary.
That’s human nature, of course. This means we must learn the skills that will allow us to judge whether what we are being told is the truth or a lie at any given time.
How to spot a liar:
So how do you spot a liar?
Essentially it’s all about looking for clues.
Those little signs will reveal whether what we’re being told is likely to be true or not. A lie detector looks for clues and we can too.
In the TED Talk video embedded here, Pamela Meyer offers her observations on the signs or clues to watch out for to see if someone is lying to you.
I must say that I found this video both useful and interesting and it’s worth a few moments of your time.
The ability to spot lies is a powerful skill which everyone can develop.
You can become your own lie detector and it’s worth the effort.
If you can only work on developing one skill then lie spotting would be a good one I think.
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