How do you become a good businessman? Well; it is simple!
You have to become a good liar!
Have you heard of the Pinocchio syndrome!?
Not apparently the Korean drama which Google thinks is more important but this interesting case of a Businessman who used to have a fit when he had to lie!
In the book Behave by Robert Sapolsky he mentions about the specific centers in the brain which gets activated when you lie!
You would think that so what! It is just a lie! What you do not realize is that telling a lie is actually a very complex and sophisticated cognitive task!
It is simple to tell the truth since, well it is the truth! But to tell a lie involves planning and careful analysis!
You need to be very careful on what you say and then say it! Give only information which supports your lie and that is not a simple task!
You also must remember the sequence of your lie for future references and be consistent! Which is probably why you may not remember the many times Yudhishthira told the truth and may remember the one statement he made about the Ashwatthama elephant which was in fact not a lie!
But as a Businessman you may twist and feel awkward but the fact of the matter is that if you want to be a good businessman then you have to tell a lie here and there!
So in this case you had a 51-year-old high-ranking official experienced seizures and lost consciousness when he attempted to lie for business reasons.
Before losing consciousness, the patient experienced an epigastric constriction (stomach discomfort) and a hot flush sensation rising to his head, followed by auditory and visual illusions and intense anxiety!
This was of course not beneficial to him! Here you have a glaring open alarm that the person is lying! That was not good for business!
The person was investigated and found to have a tumor in his brain!
The tumor was believed to increase the excitability of the amygdala, causing it to trigger seizures when the patient attempted a sophisticated cognitive task like lying!
So the good kind doctors removed the tumor!
Voila! The seizures stopped! The patient’s fits completely disappeared, and he was able to resume his professional duties and presumably tell a lie without having a seizure!
The case was colloquially known as the Pinocchio syndrome! The case also gave insights on the role of Amygdala in lying!
Who says that lying does not help! He or she is definitely lying!
Of course it is not a lie when you tell that Bhaichung Bhutia is an amazing football player!
Now LIE! Down on the bed that is!
Shubh ratri!
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