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Cognitive Dissonance
July 26, 2020
Down on the Corner : Cognitive Dissonance
Does this ever happen to you? You’re still smoking cigarettes or vaping and you know it’s bad for you...
You love pro sports but hate pro athletes...
You try to knock off a few pounds but you cheat on your diet...
Get the picture? These are examples of something called “cognitive dissonance” -- a fancy way of describing the feeling we get when our behaviors don’t match our beliefs.
Happens to the best of us and can often mess with our heads. So how do we manage this “tension”? Here’s how. With a good old dose of rationalization.
When our actions fail to live up to our beliefs we can just change either the actions or the beliefs. Your choice.
A wise person tries to quit smoking. A not so wise person convinces himself that “ well, I don’t smoke THAT much.” Again, your choice.
Don’t forget; a rationalization a day keeps the dissonance at bay.
At least for a while.
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