“When we apologize for something we’ve done, make amends, or change a behavior that doesn’t align with our values, guilt—not shame—is most… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
The day after Donald Trump was elected, Chinese business leaders, including the heads of Baidu, stood up and gave a speech saying,… — Chris Sacca Copy Share Image
“Because of propaganda induced cognitive dissonance, most people hate themselves and don't even know it.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
“When there is inconsistency in belief and action (such as being violated by someone who is supposed to love you) our mind… — Rosenna Bakari Copy Share Image
What I think was a really lucky coincidence was that a lot of the themes of 'Okja' are things I write about… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
“The vast majority of Americans, at all coordinates of the economic spectrum, consider themselves middle class; this is a deeply ingrained, distinctly… — Ellen Cushing Copy Share Image
White liberals face this cognitive dissonance: if they decide that America is ready for a black president and back Obama, they would… — Charlie Sykes Copy Share Image
“Did you ever hear of cognitive dissonance?” she asked. “No.” “Basically, it’s a theory that people subconsciously reinterpret their motives and actions… — Barbara A. Shapiro Copy Share Image
Every single day the world seems like it is on the brink of falling apart. But then I look outside my window,… — Moby Copy Share Image
“To the minds of many, maintaining inerrancy requires that perennially nagging counterevidence from inside and outside of the Bible must be adjusted… — Zondervan Publishing Copy Share Image
Frankly, I see a lot of little girls dressed in ways I think are not very appropriate. It's too much too soon,… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
“As she breaks the silence, the upscale abused wife begins to feel affirmed and validated. The rationalizations she once relied on to… — Susan Weitzman Copy Share Image
I tend to work on the principle that much humour relies on cognitive dissonance - on the foreground not matching the background,… — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
“Cognitive dissonance is often considered a failure of the human psyche.” — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
“What is the danger in the personalization era? Psychologists call it confirmation bias—“a tendency to believe things that reinforce our existing views,… — Craig Detweiler Copy Share Image
Myths, whether in written or visual form, serve a vital role of asking unanswerable questions and providing unquestionable answers. Most of us,… — Michael Shermer Copy Share Image
“The atypically depressed are more likely to be the walking wounded, people like me who are quite functional, whose lives proceed almost… — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the… — Frantz Fanon Copy Share Image
“It is a happy faculty of the mind to slough that which conscience refuses to assimilate.” — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
A visit to Israel is always an experience in cognitive dissonance. The Israel you personally see and hear is so completely different… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
“No two generations in history have experienced such a highlighted cognitive dissonance, because never has change occurred at so rapid a pace.… — Michael Harris Copy Share Image
The only position that leaves me with no cognitive dissonance is atheism. — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Formal declarations of mistrust, pre-nups are emotionally unfortunate. They overtly plan for failure, and thus involve a jarring cognitive dissonance. — Lionel Shriver Copy Share Image
The role of social media is critical because it helps to spread cognitive dissonance by connecting thought leaders and activists to ordinary… — Simon Mainwaring Copy Share Image
