Conclusions Gathering together all the ramblings and data we’ve gone through so far, we can now hopefully reach some useful insights on dealing with issues…
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How Do We Keep Honesty? (part IV)
The previous post related just a few examples I’ve personally experienced, of course. I’m sure there are many more psychological avoidance techniques which can be…
Continue ReadingHow Do We Keep Honesty? (part III)
What’s been written before is all fine and good, but these examples are also pretty clear-cut. Let’s try a slightly more ambiguous real-life situation. What…
Continue ReadingHow Do We Keep Honesty? (part II)
Parameters of the Experiment What are the real-life situations I’ve been involved in, where the reality of falsehood impacts violently with the potential for honesty?…
Continue ReadingHow Do We Keep Honesty? (part I)
Originally posted January 2004 Thanks to Bob, Lou, George, Eric, & Ian, who helped make this a better article. I also extend an (admittedly somewhat…
Continue ReadingReview: “Girl with a Pearl Earring” by Tracy Chevalier
Originally posted April 2004 Thanks to George for making this a better review, as he always does. Books of historical fiction are based, in varying…
Continue ReadingReview: “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft” by Stephen King
Book review originally posted June 2004 With thanks to Guthrum, oddly enough, who showed me loving horror didn’t mean you were one. ;-) King has…
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