When Is It OK to Tell a Lie? (Replay from Ep. 66)

No Stupid Questions

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🗓️ 13 November 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Can a little dishonesty be a good thing? How many fibs does Angela tell every day? And why does Stephen have a forehead?

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0:00.0	Hi NSQers, we're off this week, so we're sharing one of our favorite episodes from the early days of the show.
0:06.4	We'll be back next week with a brand new episode.
0:09.5	In the meantime, enjoy this conversation from the NSQ Archive.
0:16.0	Wow, maybe she doesn't really have it together.
0:19.0	I'm Angela Duckworth.
0:20.4	I'm Stephen Dubner.
0:21.5	And you're listening to No Stupid Questions.
0:24.9	Today on the show, when is it okay to tell a lie?
0:28.6	I feel that I get more honest the older I get, or maybe it's just cranky is the better word.
0:40.5	Hello, Angela.
0:41.5	Stephen.
0:42.7	I hope you don't mind me asking you a fairly personal question, but I want to know
0:47.1	how many times a day do you tell a lie?
0:50.1	And when and why is it okay to lie?
0:53.8	And maybe the answer to both questions is never, but I think that would put you well
0:57.6	outside the normal range of humans.
1:00.2	I would like to say that I go days, if not weeks or months without a single lie.
1:06.9	Wow.
1:07.8	I said I would like to say that.
1:09.2	Oh, you'd like to say that.
1:10.6	I would like to be six five.
1:12.2	Right.
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