Do you ever cheat on things? Ever put down deductions on your taxes that were a bit of an exaggeration? Freakonomics is a fascinating book by economist Steven Levitt that I read a few months ago. It appeals to the number-cruncher in me because Levitt draws amazing conclusions from a detailed analysis of ordinary data. On the subject of cheating, Levitt calls it "a prominent feature in just about every human endeavor." He does a remarkable analysis of student test scores in the Chicago Public School system and concludes that roughly 5% of the teachers were cheating to make their student's performance (and thus their own) seem better. Teachers!So what about you...do you ever cheat? Can you justify cheating?
Or perhaps, do you simply try not to get caught!
2 comments:
I have never cheated a day in my life.
Well... there was this one time where I took three dinner rolls at the buffet line at Church when you are only supposed to take one. Does that count?
Keep in mind it cost me 3 of my hard-earned organ-playing dollars!
Mr C, no taking three rolls when you only paid for two is not cheating, it's stealing. That's a completely different thing. I know it's complicated, but please try to keep your sins separate!
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