Ten Tips For Being More Truthful

The Ten Tips

1. Make a commitment to tell the truth.
2. Tell someone about your commitment.
3. Think before you give a dishonest answer, explanation, sarcasm, or reason.
4. Be careful of when and how you use exaggeration, sarcasm, or irony.
5. Be careful not to twist the truth or leave out part of it.
6. Don't indulge in little white lies.
7. Watch out for silent lies.
8. When you catch yourself lying, throw your mouth into reverse.
9. Talk to yourself.
10. Treat yourself when you tell the truth.

To start off i will be writing what i believe number 1 is talking about. Number 1 is saying that you need to make an effort to tell the truth 24/7. It is something that will help you become more truthful. To start off you will just need the commitment, you can not just try it some days and not others you need to be truthful 24/7.Number two is telling someone this can help you because when you inform someone on what you are trying to do which is be more truthful then they can look out for you. They can keep you on check and on the straight path. The third tip is always think before you answer this can help you because that little thought before you answer can be what prevents you form giving a dishonest answer. That can also make you think about the repercussions of your answer.Number 4 is being careful of when or how you exaggerate and you will need to be careful because if you exaggerate too much or sarcasm then you will be lying. Thats why you need to be careful on how you do it, it can turn into a lie.  Five would be not to leave out certain parts when you are telling a story because that can also be considered as lying because you are not telling the truth. And then twisting the truth to make it go your ways is also lying because you are not being honest and you are changing the story. Six is dont indulge in little white lies this would be because when you start to white lies it leads to more lies and sometimes bigger lies. So you should not involve your self with lies in general. Watching out for silent lies would be number 7, silent lies are lies that you say by not saying anything. Eight is when you lie and you realize it then you need to immediately stop and say the truth. Number 10 is reward your self when you tell the truth do something positive make your self feel good. Acknowledge that you are doing good by telling the truth.