YOUR NOSE iS GROWiNG.

95% of People You Talk to Today Will Lie to You.

Yep. You read that right.

95% of the people you’ll engage with today are liars. Surprised? Depending on what industry you’re in, maybe not. 🙃

Whether you’re at a conference, crammed into seat 23B on a plane, or watching your kid navigate the politics of the monkey bars—every conversation is a little dance around the truth.

And it’s not always the big lies. Rarely is someone fabricating a double life or hiding offshore accounts. Most of the time, it’s subtler: exaggerating how “great” their project is going, glossing over how much they hate their job, smiling through a “let’s definitely keep in touch” they have zero intention of honoring.

It’s the classic game of shades of truth.We’ve all played it.We’ve all won (and lost) at it.

Socially acceptable? Sure.Factual? Not even close.

So what gives? Why are we all out here bending ourselves into palatable, polite, polished versions of the truth?

One reason: We’re programmed to communicate to please. From a young age, many of us are taught that being liked, being agreeable, being “nice” is a form of currency. So we trade little bits of truth for approval. Over and over. Until we forget what real communication even sounds like.

Here’s the wild part—we’re so used to the distortion, the performative small talk, the posturing, that when someone does speak plainly or honestly, it’s almost jarring. Refreshing, but jarring.

So, what do we do with this?

We reboot.Individually, collectively, relationally.We start saying the thing, even if our voice shakes.We tell the truth, even if it makes us less “likeable.”We stop equating pleasantness with integrity.

It’s not about brutal honesty for the sake of drama. It’s about clean, clear communication. It’s about building trust that’s actually earned, not faked with niceties.

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