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tikimonkey

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Nov 06, 2007 05:25

Go Ahead, Rationalize. Monkeys Do It, Too.
By JOHN TIERNEY, NYTimes
Published: November 6, 2007
The compulsion to justify decisions may seem irrational but second-guessing may just interfere with more important business.

i suppose you're coming up with some reasons not to read it, aren't you, you bunch of monkeys??also... if you have a mortgage ( Read more... )

Comments 5

mlfoley November 6 2007, 10:30:49 UTC

My divine perfection makes justification unnecessary.

tikimonkey November 6 2007, 10:36:32 UTC

you can't sleep either, huh? :)

mlfoley November 6 2007, 10:37:49 UTC

My divine perfection makes sleep unnecessary. Also: nope. :(

gomer43 November 6 2007, 17:08:15 UTC

I have my own thoughts on cognitive dissonance and rationalization, but mostly I found this quote ironic:

This self-delusion, the result of what’s called cognitive dissonance, has been demonstrated over and over by researchers who have come up with increasingly elaborate explanations for it.

So... the researchers are trying to rationalize rationalizing? Hah!

tikimonkey November 6 2007, 21:46:14 UTC

heeheee!