Can You Keep Your Integrity?
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Can You Keep Your Integrity?
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#3A really nice article. I always wonder about the psychology of dishonest people and I really like the explanation about the brain filling the gap for the cheating person.
In a related question I always though that there was a complex relation between the feeling of honesty and a dishonest behavior.
Example 1: Crook says: "Well of course buy my product." ("I know that it is a lie but you will buy it because you are a sucker")
Example 2: Crook says: "Well of course buy my product." ("Ok. It might not be the best product on the market but I am an honest man doing a hard job and I have kids to feed")
I am sure that you see a lot more of the 2nd type of crook in our world.
EDIT: The idea is of course that very few people lie deliberately and most of us do it with some kind of justification. Honest people might lie because they may think that they deserve more.
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#4Every example in the article can be presented as: "Do I value what I think of me more than what others think of me?"
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#5A really nice article. I always wonder about the psychology of dishonest people and I really like the explanation about the brain filling the gap for the cheating person. In a related question I always though that there was a complex relation between the feeling of honesty and a dishonest behavior. Example 1: Crook says: "Well of course buy my product." ("I know that it is a lie but you will buy it because you are a…
You might have interest in watching Ladri di biciclette. It's a fantastic movie that explores this issue of what it means to steal.
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#6A really nice article. I always wonder about the psychology of dishonest people and I really like the explanation about the brain filling the gap for the cheating person. In a related question I always though that there was a complex relation between the feeling of honesty and a dishonest behavior. Example 1: Crook says: "Well of course buy my product." ("I know that it is a lie but you will buy it because you are a…
You might have interest in watching Ladri di biciclette. It's a fantastic movie that explores this issue of what it means to steal.
Yes, Its also known as "Bicycle Thieves" I loved it :D
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#7Every example in the article can be presented as: "Do I value what I think of me more than what others think of me?"
Well yes, isn't that basically what 'keeping your integrity' boils down to?
Not all that different than 'If you don't act on your principles, you don't have any principles.'
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#8My interest is not just knowing if I can keep my integrity, but how to keep it. What beliefs and behaviors motivate integrity?
For me, I remember a simple realization. Once I was alone in an elevator, tired. I slouched, a behavior I don't like. For some reason it dawned on me that slouching when no one could see me mattered as much as any in public.
I extrapolated from this otherwise trivial observation to everything and the words "It matters even when no one can see" entered my daily thoughts and beliefs, guiding decisions and behavior. Though the observation sounds trivial, one, it works and two, that's what integrity means: even little things count.
(Not that it's a big deal, but I wrote it up this summer -- http://joshuaspodek.com/belief-promote-integrity-authenticit...)
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#9unfortunately integrity and business success are often negatively correlated (asserted without proof...)
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#10unfortunately integrity and business success are often negatively correlated (asserted without proof...)
While I agree that there may be some short term gains to be made without integrity, there are a number of examples of successful companies that work very hard to maintain it that have seen great success, whether it is the customer service ethic at an Amazon or Zappos, or the need for the late Mr. Jobs to make sure even the unseen components were of the highest quality. Companies with integrity tend to build more stable platforms for success, though there are plenty of profit opportunities for those without integrity. (asserted with merely anecdotal proof...)