Connecting concepts: Dishonesty and feeling guilty

I noticed a connection between the following two concepts:

1. Dishonesty: Honesty is work. Not doing the (honesty) work is dishonest. So when I say "you lied", I mean that you did not do the (honesty) work necessary to reach the conclusion that you reached.[1] 
• It's like a scientist who claims that his theory is the best theory to date (among its competing theories) while never having judged his theory against its competing theories -- he didn't do the (honesty) work necessary to claim that his theory is the best theory among its competitors. Such a scientist is treating his theory as though it is infallible.
• Another example is a person who insists that he didn't lie because he did not have the intention of lying. The intention to lie or not doesn't matter to the question of whether or not one lied. The relevant question is whether or not one did the work, regardless of whether or not he even knows that he should have done that work.
2. Feeling guilty: People often say that they "feel guilty". Often times they say that they must do X or they will "feel guilty", and then they do X.  They are treating their feelings as true without question (as if their feelings are infallible). They are acting without considering the possibility that their feelings are wrong and without considering the possibility of changing their feelings. Instead they focus all their attention on actions that they think will be compatible with their feelings. In doing so, they ignore criticisms of their proposed plans. They use their feelings to trump their reasoned criticisms. So these people are concluding that they're guilty without having done the (honesty) work necessary to reach that conclusion.

[1] My understanding of honesty/lying was dramatically improved by Elliot Temple's ideas. See his essay Lying and the rest of his public work, much of which can be found at elliottemple.com.