{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Daily Discipline from Project MNDST","title":"Episode 105: Cognitive Dissonance and the Cheap Exit","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/98b05f86\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":171,"description":"Today's episode teaches Leon Festinger's concept of cognitive dissonance — the discomfort we feel when our beliefs and our actions don't match — and the sneaky ways we resolve it cheaply instead of honestly. If you've ever quietly lowered the bar so your current behavior feels acceptable, this one is for you. Today's small action: name the gap between one thing you believe about yourself and one recent thing you actually did, and just sit with it. Key Topics: cognitive dissonance, self-honesty, Leon Festinger, belief change, rationalization, mental models, identity, habits Subscribe to The...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ogPqjRZNvFJF_SswC8Bu3gIIzaBBSY8AM_Kmoq8a8uA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yZjQy/Nzk5NDVjNDZmMGU5/MTlkNDMwY2VhN2Q5/Y2FjYS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}