Deception: Here's How We Fool Others—and Ourselves

If someone lies to ... have said this—we may also be the easiest persons to fool. All of us have substantial values, interests, and biases, many of them undeclared. We tell ourselves certain ... Read More

Apple Tech Support Reviews

This should have been first red flag… That had nothing to do with the tech issue we had discussed regarding ... Before I could tell him the issue he said he knows what it is. Read More

Guest opinion: Mary Ann Paliani: The biggest lies are the ones that we tell ourselves

It is said, the biggest lies are the ones that we tell ourselves. In the end, both Höss and Netanyahu are guilty of some of the most egregious acts of self-deception known to man. Mary Ann ... Read More

Tech Support Expert Reviews

How do I know I can trust these reviews about Tech Support Expert? 4,426,419 reviews on ConsumerAffairs are verified. We require contact information to ensure our reviewers are real. We use ... Read More

Netflix’s ‘Baby Reindeer’ Is a Brilliant and Jarring Account of Stalking, Victimization and Emotional Turmoil: TV Review

As the series closes, we are forced to confront the lies we tell ourselves and others and how all of those things affect the ways in which we show up in the world — and what we deem acceptable. Read More

I've always been a people pleaser. I learned to stop saying 'yes' to everything after a painful body massage.

Silencing the Lies We Tell Ourselves to Live a Life We Love." In this excerpt, she describes learning to say "no" after a lifetime of being a people pleaser. I used to be a "yes" girl. A rule ... Read More

In This Heartbreaker, Hard Choices Come With Hidden Costs

A line from V.S. Naipaul’s “In a Free State” comes to mind: “The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves ... join the Book Review’s podcast to talk ... Read More

The stories we tell ourselves in order to live come under scrutiny in debut author’s memoir

So said the great French film director and screenwriter Louis Malle. Indeed, memory is a moveable feast on which we selectively graze. And in the case of memoir, authors tend to select the ... Read More

Review: Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies Bleeding is the queer moment. Set in 1989, the film centers on the romance between shy gym manager Louise (“Lou”) and ambitious bodybuilder Jackie (“Jack”) in a one-horse town ... Read More

I've always been a people pleaser. I learned to stop saying 'yes' to everything after a painful body massage.

The following is an adapted excerpt from her book "If We're Being Honest: Silencing the Lies We Tell Ourselves to Live a Life We Love." In this excerpt, she describes learning to say "no" after a ... Read More