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This One Subtle Brain Mechanism Is Ruining Your Entire Life
The insidious nature of rationalisation
“I should stop spending so much time on social media”, you say to yourself. One year later, absolutely nothing has changed.
“I should stop watching porn so much”, you say to yourself. One year later, absolutely nothing has changed.
“I should stop eating so much crap”, you say to yourself. One year later, absolutely nothing has changed.
You keep telling yourself you’ll stop. But you don’t stop. Years go by, and you never stop
Why do make promises to ourselves and then break them? Why do we continue to engage in bad habits knowing that they’re going to ruin our lives? And why do people continue to eat junk food, even with the knowledge that they’re putting their very lives at risk?
Introducing: Rationalisation
This one subtle brain mechanism is completely ruining your life in the background. This is the reason you just can’t seem to break bad habits.
Understanding and mastering rationalisation is the key to breaking bad habits, stopping addictions and dramatically changing your life.
Interested? Let’s go.
