It’s amazing what lengths our brains can take us to when we’ve made a mistake but don’t want to own up to it. Sometimes when faced with facts, instead of changing our minds or admitting error, we dig our heels in deeper due to our discomfort in handling cognitive dissonance. The more we’ve sacrificed for a poor decision the more we might justify it.

Interesting in this book to see how this plays out in politics, false memories, relationships, the criminal system, etc. Just wish there were more ideas on how to recognize and address it within our own lives.