Cognitive Dissonance
...human beings, when asked to lie without being given sufficient justification, will convince themselves that the lie they are asked to tell is the truth. Only when sufficient justification is given, researchers speculated, are human beings able to resist having their mind instantly reprogrammed by any request that they lie...
In short we can convince ourselves of anything. In fact, unless we're given a damn good reason not to, we WILL convince ourselves of anything. It's not what I thought it meant. For years now i've been using the term to connote holding two entirely contrary thoughts in your head at the same time and beleieving both. Whereas it really is about what happens when you do.
I don't know where this was going. Only I guess to ask: is it possible to be happy and unhappy at the same time? Is it possible to enjoy yourself and hate what you're doing?
Fuck I should just not get too philosophical on a sunday afternoon.
I'm going out now.
