I have been reviewing my perspective on that recently.

Honesty comes easy for me. My ADHD has been a blessing, and a curse, in that regard. Over the years, I learned to just not talk in some situations or use "better words". (My brain-to-mouth filter is seriously underdeveloped still.)

There is the flip-side, of course. CEOs of large companies don't get rich by being honest. They don't seem to care. Their job is to lie to employees and shareholders, it seems.