Yesterday at the meet-up we were talking about MaryK's filter. She loudly and gaily professes that she has none. When of course she has an extremely excellent filter, honed by decades in the legal profession. She admitted she does when I challenged her! MaryK knows exactly what she's saying and to whom she's saying it. She often chooses to be outspoken, which is when the explanation that she has no filter comes in.

This gets me to thinking about what I might say about myself that I know is not true. Note: I'm not talking about *acting* like someone I'm not (despite the title of this post). I'm not talking about being unaware of what I'm really like, and then projecting or saying something false because I don't know who I am. No, I'm talking about saying to people that I'm a certain way when I know darn well I'm not.

Then there's also the question of whether people believe us.

I think I tell people I'm laid back even though I know I'm quite intense. Nobody believes me. I don't know how many people believe MaryK about her filter.

I imagine there could be several reasons for doing this. It could be tactical. It could be that you wish you were like that and saying it makes it seem more true. It could be to be humorous. Just funny. Do you ever do this?