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People are emotional driven. It might be something like "I worked 80 hour weeks. If I accept that that wasn't the right move, then I have to admit I fucked up. I'm a good smart person. I don't fuck up. Thus, this idea is wrong and I reject it"
sounds like how my parents rationalize my childhood
It’s how religious and cult members stay in and why it’s so hard to deprogram them.
Drama is much more compelling than good leadership. Martin Gutmann: good leadership is boring
shit floats
Consult your doctor
he said to cut all ceos out of my diet
Hmm... maybe it we make them into hot dogs first they'll be more digestible.
It's more cognitive dissonance than emotional drivers, with what you've described.
Is cognitive dissonance not a subcategory of emotions? If not I guess you're right
No, it's where your reality externally doesn't match your internal idea of it so you ignore it away or rationalize it away, etc.