1-Stop Trying to Convince Everyone That You Are Right
As there are a great number of reasons for lying, in the same way, there are a great number of ways to stop the heinous habit of lying, and one of them is to "Stop Trying to Convince Everyone That You Are Right". You should keep in mind that everyone has a different opinion about the same thing, and it is natural, so it is impossible to convince everyone. You should stop to lie just for convincing others.
2-Stop Taking Constructive Criticism as a Personal Attack
If you are serious about stopping the habit of lying then you should change your mentality to a great extent. Mostly the people speak lie when they get emotional and defensive about their ideas and they feel that others are challenging their ideas. First of all, we should learn the difference between a helpful and honest friend and a critical bully. The problem is that we take even the constructive criticism as a personal attack and try to dismiss it by lying.
3-Having Moral Principles
Mostly those people speak lie who are immoral and do not try to follow any kind of moral rules. So, if you want to stop lying then you should have strong principles and try to follow them. If you have strong moral principles then you are your own judge and you will try your best to avoid indulging in those things about which you have to lie. When you have no such immoral things in your life then you are not in need of lying.
4-Do Not Answer Too Fast
It is observed that mostly the liars speak lie without thinking anything. so, another way to control the habit of lying is that "do not answer too fast". The best rule of talking is that you should think before you speak when you are habitual of thinking before speaking then your chances of speaking lie can be shortened to a great extent.
5-Having Self Respect
On the number five, another way of stopping the habit of speaking lie is included and that is the "having self-respect". It is also observed that mostly the liars do not have any self-respect, they think and believe that if they would reveal the truth about themselves, then they will be rejected by the society. You should believe in yourself and also respect yourself, you should keep in mind that by leaving the lying you will become a better person.
6-Stop Talking Too Much
The sixth most beneficial way of getting rid of the habit of lying and that is the try to stop talking too much. Because more you speak, you get more chances to lie, that's why to try to keep your tongue in limits. It is observed that almost all liars are very talkative and people do not like the talkative persons, because they mostly lie to boast, to exaggerate, to appreciate and to create problems for others.
7-Learn to Say "No"
One of the major causes of lying is that people avoid favors but they do not know how to say "No" to others and that's why they have to lie. It is true there are only a small number of people living on this earth, who are ready every time to help others and to give favors others. But the majority of people do not like to help others and consider it irritating. so, such people should learn the important skill of saying "No" to stop lying.
8. Do Not Ignore Your Feelings
Another very important and effective tip to get rid of the habit of lying is that "Do Not Ignore Your Feelings". Among the major reasons for lying one is the try to ignore your feeling when you present yourself before others against your feelings, then you have to lie. So, do not try to ignore your feelings, because it is harmful to you, so instead of lying, tell your friends and other loved ones, if you are hurt.
9-Putting Yourself in Place of Others
Lying is basically a type of deceiving, when you are lying to someone then, in fact, you are deceiving him, you can get rid of the habit of lying if you think this matter sincerely. Just put yourself in the other person's shoes and think what you feel. Just think, if your partner is habitual of lying to you then what will be your feeling about your partner, would not you feel hurt? by learning this fact.
10-Getting to The Bottom of Your Lies
In the last, I will give you suggestion that if you are serious in getting rid of the habit of lying then you should know about the causes of your lies. You should ask yourself that "why do you lie so much?", different people have different reasons of lying and we cannot overcome our bad habits until we root out their reasons. So, try to know about the reasons of your lying and then root them out.
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