Motivate Yourself 114: Lies And Confabulation




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Summary: I Am A Liar! It’s true! I lie to myself all the time, and guess what? You are a liar too!! It’s true. In fact you lie so much, that you believe your own lies. You even have constant hallucinations that create a whole new reality around you. A version of your own personal world that is different to the reality that anyone else may experience. But here’s the good news. These lies that we all tell ourselves often make our lives much easier and are a actually completely normal cognitive processes. They might sometimes get in the way but one in particular is very useful indeed and prevents a great big black hole from appearing in your vision.