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Can you think of some qualities that society
in general values very highly in people?
Selflessness, perseverance, respect, commitment,
loyalty, amongst others.
Each of these qualities is extremely important
for the development of society,
but it can be argued that the most important
and sought-after quality is honesty.
You might think that honest people can be found
at every turn on the street,
but studies have shown that 40% of adults lie
at least once a day.
Wait, what?
And although most of these accounts are
for small white lies,
it still counts as dishonest behavior.
This makes honest people that much rarer and valuable.
So here are seven revealing traits that honest people have.
Number one, you have strong beliefs.
How strongly do you defend your beliefs?
Even when these are a part of a minority,
standing by your beliefs and not being afraid
to share them with others are traits that you have
as an honest person,
you are not afraid to go against the trend
and you'll not change what your opinion is
simply because other people think differently.
Number two, you are thick skinned.
Don't take this the wrong way.
Here defining thick skinned is important.
Thick skinned refers to a person who is insensitive
or hardened to criticism, reproach, rebuff, et cetera.
Yes, really.
So how well do you handle criticism from others?
Are you someone who will feel down
after being criticized once?
As an honest person,
you'll often tell people things as they are.
And of course, people who don't like
what they hear will get defensive and come back at you
with insults or whatnot.
And this is why honest people tend to be thick-skinned,
to prevent being affected
by other people's defensive responses.
Number three, you have a calm and consistent voice tone.
Have you ever noticed someone constantly
raising their voice tone throughout a conversation.
That is a dead giveaway that someone is lying.
As an honest person,
you maintain a calm and consistent voice tone
when talking with others,
this is because you're not afraid of
what people might ask you.
Even when they're trying to accuse you,
you reply calmly while maintaining a consistent voice tone,
because you don't have anything to hide.
Number four, you don't care about popularity.
How much importance do you place
on other people's opinions of you?
If your answer is not much,
then this might be one of your personality traits
as an honest person.
You're not interested in being admired as the smartest
or most attractive or most interesting
because you know that it's probably not true.
You don't wish to waste your time and energy
convincing people of things like that.
Similarly, whenever you do good deeds,
you do them because you want to help.
After all doing good deeds only to become more popular
can be seen as fake
and completely goes against your beliefs.
Number five, you can come across as rude.
Are you someone who's not afraid to tell the truth
to people, even if it might hurt them?
As an honest person,
one of your main traits is
that you would rather tell someone the hurtful truth
than a pleasant lie.
Because of this, and considering that again,
some people don't like the reality of things,
you might come across as rude,
or like a person who doesn't care
about other people's feelings.
But in the end, even when people think you're rude,
remember that you don't have ill intent.
You're just being honest with them.
And most of the time people will come across
and acknowledge that.
Number six, you have close, meaningful relationships.
How easy is it for you to build meaningful
and strong relationships?
As an honest person,
you'll find yourself surrounded by close friends,
after all a strong and lasting relationship
bases itself on trust and honesty.
Would you rather be a close friend
to someone who gossips behind your back
or someone who confronts you when there's a problem?
You'll most likely prefer someone who's open and honest
about problems.
And most people will have the same preference
towards honest people.
This is why you're able to form close
and meaningful relationships.
And number seven, your movements are natural.
Sometimes the most obvious signs
that people can give are not verbal.
Have you ever talked with someone
whose body movement just didn't match what they were saying?
Similar to how you talk with a calm
and consistent voice tone.
You also move your body in a relaxed and natural manner.
Natural movements are obvious signals
that you're not afraid of getting exposed,
or that you have nothing to hide.
On the other hand,
someone who is lying will usually have a stiffer
and more unnatural movement.
So feeling completely relaxed when talking
and having your body language show that
is one of the traits of an honest person.
To conclude, honest people are harder to come across
than you might think.
But if you do, or if one of the friends you know
have these traits that have been described,
you can move forward, knowing yourself better,
as well as being able to tell honest people surrounding you
apart from people who will lie to you.
We hope we are able to give you some insight
into some of the traits of honest people.
Do any of these describe your experience
or did any of these points describe you?
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