242. We’re All Liars: What’s Your Lying Style?

We Can Do Hard Things

Glennon Doyle & Audacy

Society & Culture, Relationships, Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Liar, liar – all of our pants are on fire. In this juicy conversation about lying: Why the question isn’t “DO you lie?” – but “HOW and WHY do you lie?” What constitutes a lie to you: defining what makes something a lie; Figuring out our own particular lie languages – and why Abby’s a Bullshitter; and Deciding if there is anyone you can be completely honest with – and how to create the algorithm of honesty. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to We Can Do Hard Things.
0:13.0	I'm excited for this episode.
0:15.0	I feel curious about this episode.
0:20.6	We are going to talk today about lying and truth.
0:26.0	We started thinking about this when we heard this voice mail from Janelle.
0:30.0	Hi, Glennon, Abby, and Amanda.
0:33.0	I just love you guys so much.
0:35.0	This is Janelle.
0:36.0	And I just had a question about when you're setting a boundary.
0:39.0	Is it okay to tell a little white lie?
0:43.0	Like instead of just saying, I don't want to go.
0:46.0	Or it doesn't work for me.
0:48.0	I come up with these elaborate excuses.
0:51.0	Why that maybe aren't so true just to like stare at the other person's feelings.
0:55.0	And I feel worse because I know that I'm lying.
0:57.0	So instead of just saying like, hey, I'm exhausted, I can't come.
1:00.0	I might say, hey, we can't come.
1:03.0	My kid has this friend in town and we're not going to meet yet because the timing wouldn't work out.
1:08.0	And I make this elaborate story where I think about making up this elaborate story for days.
1:11.0	And then I even feel worse.
1:13.0	But it's really hard to set boundaries.
1:15.0	And that's kind of one of the ways that I do it to make myself feel better.
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