I’m pretty sure cognitive dissonance is not what she thinks it is.
Cognitive dissonance means holding two completely contradictory opinions at the same time. You can’t shortcut cognitive dissonance, I don’t quite understand what that means.
In the field of psychology, cognitive dissonance is described as the mental discomfort people feel when their beliefs and actions are inconsistent and contradictory, ultimately encouraging some change (often either in their beliefs or actions) to align better and reduce this dissonance.
Cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort, not the contradiction, and that can be avoided by not thinking about the contradiction.
I’m pretty sure cognitive dissonance is not what she thinks it is.
Cognitive dissonance means holding two completely contradictory opinions at the same time. You can’t shortcut cognitive dissonance, I don’t quite understand what that means.
I think they didn’t express it very clearly. Seems like they mean “short-circuiting” your reasoning when cognitive dissonance is present.
For example, maybe you have a couple of incompatible thoughts::
“I want to do X. That seems like a great idea!” “X is very risky and probably not healthy for me.”
…which creates mental conflict, so you just turn off your brain with a “YOLO” or “What happens, happens” and act on the most immediate impulse.
From wikipedia:
Cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort, not the contradiction, and that can be avoided by not thinking about the contradiction.