1 Confront this head-on as a self-deceptive ploy to postpone.

2 Having integrity may be consistent with—may even require—self-deceptive strategies to maintain one's equilibrium in the face of conflicts and obstacles.

3 These self-deceptive patterns allow us to hide out in any experience.

4 Women are invariably self-deceptive.

5 This is not a problem, because virtually all procrastinators have excellent self-deceptive skills also.

6 I don't know if there's anything in this world more completely absurd or self-deceptive than that!