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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Sigil" data-source="post: 9371155" data-attributes="member: 2013">I was going to throw in another plug for "don't lie to your doctor or your attorney" but then I realized, it should be broader than that...When you are paying someone for access to their subject matter expertise, you should not lie to them about anything material to the matter you are paying them to provide expertise on.So I would argue it's okay to lie to your doctor about legal matters, just as you could lie to your attorney about how often you brush your teeth (as long as that is not material to the legal matter they are advising you on). But using the rule above, don't lie to your mechanic about when your car started to misbehave. Don't lie to your IT person about what you were doing when suddenly your computer started popping up "you've been pwned" messages. Don't lie to your personal chef about what foods you do or don't like to eat. Don't lie to your taxi driver about where you want to go or how big a hurry you are in.The list could go on.Once you start paying someone for their subject matter expertise, any material deception only worsens their ability to provide the service you're paying for... in other words, you paid for it, don't self-sabotage!</blockquote>