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Lying
- Written by: Sam Harris
- Narrated by: Sam Harris
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 517
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 438
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 434
As it was in Anna Karenina, Madame Bovary, and Othello, so it is in life. Most forms of private vice and public evil are kindled and sustained by lies. Acts of adultery and other personal betrayals, financial fraud, government corruption - even murder and genocide - generally require an additional moral defect: a willingness to lie. In Lying, bestselling author and neuroscientist Sam Harris argues that we can radically simplify our lives and improve society by merely telling the truth in situations where others often lie.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sam does an amazing job of explaining lies.
- By Doug Chumley on 2019-06-21
- Lying
- Written by: Sam Harris
- Narrated by: Sam Harris
Worth listening to over and over…
Reviewed: 2023-06-04
I cannot tell you how many times I have listened to this audio book. Without a lie (馃槈) it has been at least 6-8 times PLUS I own a hard copy of the book. Why? Funny you should ask. This book and it’s ideas has changed my life and, through me, the lives of others. Moreover, I began practicing 100% truth with compassion. The results have been profound.
I use to deliver MY truth as (a) all or nothing - an unfiltered, gut-punching truth with a side serving of “hey, you asked,” (b) mostly silence (truth withheld - #youcanthandlethetruth), or (c) white lie. Practicing compassionate truth has been a life changer. For example: 1) Relationships are far more authentic and run deeper, (2) by demonstrating compassionate truth, it has freed others around me to do the same, and (3) I am a better, kinder, more forgiving, and far more loving person. It sounds strange, but I actually like myself more.
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