Why it matters
Drives rationalization or change.
Core term · Leon Festinger
Cognitive Dissonance
The uncomfortable tension Leon Festinger described that arises when our beliefs and our actions don't line up, nudging us to change one or the other to feel whole again.
Areas of life
Decisionsmoralityidentity
How to handle it
Reduce dissonance by changing behavior or beliefs honestly.
Who shaped this idea
The thinker behind it
Bring it to your own life
Questions in this spirit
A term is just an idea until you apply it. Answer one.
From concept to practice
Turn Cognitive Dissonance into a question you can answer.
Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.