Scott Britton hasn't told a lie since August and it's changed his life

SCOTT Britton thought he was an honest guy. But after totally quitting fibs, he's realised how many lies we tell every day. And how much better we are without them.

Blogger Scott Britton, who completely stopped telling lies four months ago.

YOU probably think you're an honest person. Most of us do.

And by and large, you probably are.

Indeed, Scott Britton thought he was an honest man - prided himself on it, in fact.

But when his housemates pointed out how many little fibs we tell to get through the day, Scott's eyes were opened to the absurdity of "baby lies" and he decided to quit them altogether.

No little white lies. No bending the truth. No porkies for the sake of convenience.

"For whatever reason, many people don't consider altering the truth in seemingly inconsequential circumstances lying," he writes on his blog, Life-Long Learner.

"They regularly tell baby lies to make their lives more convenient, yet they say that they cling to honesty as part of their core ethos. At least that's what I did."

So how's it going for him? He says he's shocked by the positive results.

I. Can't. Lie. Jim Carrey was honest to a fault in Liar Liar.

These are a few of the lies Scott was telling, according to his blog. They might sound familiar to you.

Maybe a co-worker asks whether you saw their email …

Even though you saw it, you reply "not yet" because you don't feel like dealing with their questions right now.

Or your girlfriend asks why you didn't text her back …

Instead of saying you didn't because you found her behaviour annoying, you tell her you fell asleep to avoid confrontation.

Just the other day my mom asked me if I went to the doctor's office because I was sick …

I hadn't yet. I could say no and deal with the inevitable coaxing, or say yes and avoid it all together.

Before this change, I probably would have said yes.

What does it matter if you tell a baby lie? You could be limiting your personal growth (and increasing your nose growth).

Scott reckons going cold turkey on lying has forced him to live a life he's more proud of.

"When you commit to never lying you become much more accountable for your actions," he writes.

"You don't do things you'd be embarrassed or ashamed of because you know you need to take ownership of them.

"There is no easy fix for something you're not proud of. You can't lie remember!

"The only way to avoid shame is by living a life you feel comfortable sharing with everyone."

He says he's also become more self-aware, more confident and happier.

"When you're 100 per cent honest at all times, you never have anything to hide. This is huge.

There's no chance of being found out and life feels lighter due to the absence of having to uphold a fabricated reality."

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Read more of Scott's blog, the Life-Long Learner.