Honest people travel light. No extra stories packed in the backpack.

Honesty reduces what you have to carry. Every invented detail has to be remembered, matched to whoever received it, and protected from the people who might compare notes, and that maintenance runs quietly in the background all day. Telling the truth removes the whole apparatus. What looks like a moral choice is also a practical one.

Watch the small convenient edits, the ones that seem harmless, since those are what build the load. Say the plain version even when it is slightly embarrassing. You will notice the relief before you notice anything else.