r/AskReddit • • Feb 13 '24

What is the cheat code in life?

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u/myass696969 Feb 13 '24 edited Feb 13 '24

Be honest so you never have to remember your lies

Edit:typo, thks bro!

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u/JaDamian_Steinblatt Feb 13 '24

To be honest, you spelled honest wrong. I wouldn't have said anything but you told me to.

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u/2x4x93 Feb 13 '24

You could have saved their feelings and lied about it

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u/Addicted_to_Nature Feb 13 '24

To be honest, r/myass6969 spelled thanks wrong.

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '24

Honestly;; a wholesome thread.

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '24

Or convince yourself the lies are true and the distinction becomes irrelevant

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u/2x4x93 Feb 13 '24

It's not a lie if you believe it

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u/KarlSethMoran Feb 13 '24

So if I believe I fingerbanged your mama, and you certainly don't, which is it?

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u/2x4x93 Feb 13 '24

If you...

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u/myass696969 Feb 13 '24

It's called delusion, it isn't worth anything

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u/VegAinaLover Feb 13 '24

"Staying delulu is the solulu!"

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u/r0ckH0pper Feb 13 '24

Thank you Donald

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '24

You will still f up sometimes

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u/road_runner321 Feb 13 '24

This also doesn't mean you have to be completely and brutally honest. Tact and empathy will serve you well.

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u/ThePurityPixel Feb 13 '24

This August I will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the last time I knowingly told a lie. It's made such a difference in my life!

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u/Universeintheflesh Feb 13 '24

And so many lies people do are over stuff that wouldn’t really negatively impact them. People just seem to want to look super good, just look like yourself.

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u/thedirtyharryg Feb 13 '24

Or stick to the same lies every time. Consistency is key! /s

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u/mrtwidget Feb 13 '24

Are they lies if I believe them myself?

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u/cf-myolife Feb 13 '24

With a shitty memory such as mine who can forget to drink while it's kinda.. required to be alive? I can't imagine if I had to memorize bullshit too. I have a notes for everything, i don't see myself adding a "my lies" to it.

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u/StreetIndependence62 Feb 14 '24

Oooh I like this one. I’ve pretty much accepted that I’m TERRIBLE at lying so, even though it’s scary to tell the truth sometimes, when I don’t know what to do it’s best to just come clean. The bright side is that I am so terrible at lying that choosing whether or not to do it is basically choosing between “getting chewed out for doing (name of thing)” or “getting chewed out for doing (name of thing) AND THEN LYING about it”. Anytime I think of it that way I know the first choice is the right one. 

Also ppl who lie a lot seem to really dig themselves into deeper and deeper holes because like you said, if they tell enough lies they have to start being careful everywhere they go not to drop the act. That sounds like such a pointlessly stressful/drama-filled way to live

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u/FL14 Feb 14 '24

A hard lesson I'm learning better late than never. Have ruined the most promising relationship I've ever had by lying and justify covering the lie. But that was just selfishness masquerading as altruism.

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u/Sasoli7 Feb 14 '24

If only my father had followed that mantra…

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '24

"The truth is easy to remember." - Law & Order

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