Cognitive Dissonance: Why You Lie To Yourself and Justify Bad Choices

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Cognitive dissonance happens when our beliefs, thoughts, and actions don’t line up, creating an uncomfortable mental clash. To ease that tension, we often reshape or justify our ideas until they feel consistent again. But sometimes the discomfort can become so strong that our mind tries to protect us by giving us "free passes" such as reframing, justifying, or avoiding uncomfortable truths. In this video, we’ll explore where the concept of cognitive dissonance came from and look back at the groundbreaking research that first introduced it in 1954.