This is very similar to cognitive dissonance, which is essentially when someone has a rigid belief system or acceptance of a concept, but when presented with indisputable facts which counter that belief or concept, the person is confronted with an uncomfortable truth which they can't deny (that's the dissonance). However, they won't allow themselves to let go of that previously held belief so they will therefore morph that new information into something that fits it so that it continues to make sense to them. Basically the person will twist facts to make them fit their belief. We see this a lot when people do their best to marry science with religion, such as when someone studies science with the thought in the back of their mind of "How would God fit into this?" only to come up with a way in their mind for it to work, sometimes outlandishly.
Great post, you got me thinking. ;-)
Psychology, especially in the area of cognitive biases, have been of interest to me for a while. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Would be interested to hear more in relation to other biases.
Another common one is the 'Gambler's fallacy, ' where a person mistakenly thinks the probability of a future event is altered by past events. E.x. Coin flipping and getting 'tails' 9 times might lead someone to mistakenly think there's a high probability that the next toss will be 'heads.' A series of coin tosses are independent events, with the probability of heads and tails being approximately 50%.
Speaking of biases, coins themselves exhibit biases due to thickness, center of gravity and the force applied to it (among other things). Apparently there's a 1/6000 chance the US nickel will land on it's SIDE. ;)
I'm the same with the hindsight being 20/20....but every now and again I'll catch myself in the moment and I'll just let thoughts leave my head and do a bit of meditation. Sometimes listening to a vinyl record can calm my mind from trying to tell 'the story' of my life.
I love the psychology of this. It applies to just about everything! While I was reading this I was reminded of how stubborn I can be on places like ebay or dealdash. I'm so confident that I'll win but in the end I've paid more than what the item was worth. It's why I don't gamble and WHY i stay away from those kinds of sites. LOL
Great example. There are a few big purchases I've made in my life that I justified falsely. I bought an e-reader when they were the hot new technology even though I seldom read. lol.
This is very similar to cognitive dissonance, which is essentially when someone has a rigid belief system or acceptance of a concept, but when presented with indisputable facts which counter that belief or concept, the person is confronted with an uncomfortable truth which they can't deny (that's the dissonance). However, they won't allow themselves to let go of that previously held belief so they will therefore morph that new information into something that fits it so that it continues to make sense to them. Basically the person will twist facts to make them fit their belief. We see this a lot when people do their best to marry science with religion, such as when someone studies science with the thought in the back of their mind of "How would God fit into this?" only to come up with a way in their mind for it to work, sometimes outlandishly.
Great post, you got me thinking. ;-)
Psychology, especially in the area of cognitive biases, have been of interest to me for a while. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Would be interested to hear more in relation to other biases.
Another common one is the 'Gambler's fallacy, ' where a person mistakenly thinks the probability of a future event is altered by past events. E.x. Coin flipping and getting 'tails' 9 times might lead someone to mistakenly think there's a high probability that the next toss will be 'heads.' A series of coin tosses are independent events, with the probability of heads and tails being approximately 50%.
Speaking of biases, coins themselves exhibit biases due to thickness, center of gravity and the force applied to it (among other things). Apparently there's a 1/6000 chance the US nickel will land on it's SIDE. ;)
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Nice piece, Seen this affect every avenue in life. Hard to avoid being embedded in human nature, but great to be aware of
Thanks. Me too. I usually spot it in myself in hindsight. We are very good at convincing ourselves.
yep. hindsight cleve has a far better life than stumbling blind cleve... hate that guy
I'm the same with the hindsight being 20/20....but every now and again I'll catch myself in the moment and I'll just let thoughts leave my head and do a bit of meditation. Sometimes listening to a vinyl record can calm my mind from trying to tell 'the story' of my life.
Meditation sounds like a great way to cope with this. As you're hinting, even when you do become aware of it fighting it isn't easy.
I love the psychology of this. It applies to just about everything! While I was reading this I was reminded of how stubborn I can be on places like ebay or dealdash. I'm so confident that I'll win but in the end I've paid more than what the item was worth. It's why I don't gamble and WHY i stay away from those kinds of sites. LOL
Great example. There are a few big purchases I've made in my life that I justified falsely. I bought an e-reader when they were the hot new technology even though I seldom read. lol.
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