The Stories We Tell Ourselves: Rationalization and Self-Deception

When a clear mistake is explained away with calm conviction, it’s rarely a deliberate lie, it's self-deception. This episode unpacks how cognitive dissonance, confabulation, and motivated reasoning let people rewrite their motives, turning small compromises into life-changing patterns.

Experts explain why introspection can mislead, how narratives and sunk costs amplify bad choices, and why sincerity isn’t the same as truth. Then they offer practical defenses: keep a decision journal, steelman the opposing case, and appoint a trusted truth-teller, so you can make being wrong survivable and stop your story from becoming your alibi.

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