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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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