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I usually try to find a way to explain the lie.

For example I accidentally brought up a skill from my resume even though no one asked and I don’t know shit about it. So the interviewer said “oh yeah I remember you said mentioned something about it. What’s your experience with it?” I just told them that I was only experimenting and reading up on it, and that I was still messing up and couldn’t really understand it fully yet but actively working towards it. They deemed it a valid response and moved on.

I got the job. Granted, it was a small part of the interview that I did great in otherwise.

But that’s in a professional setting. Regarding interpersonal relationships, I avoid lying which sometimes works against my favor because sometimes I don’t think my response is anything noteworthy but it turns out people may look down on it. So I try to find a way to make me look better without boasting something completely false.

If it’s something that’s not their business and I have no interest in them knowing it, I have no problems lying. Like if I went to a strip club instead of Sunday mass, there is no benefit to telling the truth. But more seriously, it’s something like not telling your parents you don’t care about religion because either they’ll become depressed and have a heart attack, disown you, or kick you out the house. There’s no reason to tell the truth here.