The Cognitive Dissonance Survival Guide: How to Hold Two Contradictory Beliefs Without Your Brain Exploding - Softcover

Iauder, Harry

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798232967468

Publisher: Harry Lauder, 2025

Synopsis

he Cognitive Dissonance Survival Guide: How to Hold Two Contradictory Beliefs Without Your Brain Exploding is the book humanity didn't ask for-but desperately needs. If you've ever said, "I'm totally committed to fitness," while eating a donut the size of your head... congratulations, you're already fluent in cognitive dissonance. This guide simply helps you master it.

Inside, you'll learn how to navigate life's most common contradictions with grace, style, and only mild psychological damage. Discover why your brain would rather set itself on fire than admit you were wrong. Marvel at how governments maintain Olympic-level mental gymnastics. Cheer as economists explain yesterday perfectly while mangling tomorrow. Applaud citizens everywhere for believing two impossible things before breakfast. And of course, admire yourself-the true grandmaster-for simultaneously loving and hating social media.

Through satire, science-ish explanations, and the kind of self-awareness that hurts a little, this micro book teaches you how to spot, celebrate, and weaponize cognitive dissonance. Because if you can't beat your contradictions, you might as well enjoy them.

If your brain makes you say, "This book is exactly what I didn't know I definitely needed," don't worry-you're already practicing. Welcome to the club.

About this title

About the Author

Harry Lauder is a political satirist and finance writer specializing in human miscalculation. He blends economics, humour, and history to explain why civilization keeps doing the same dumb things-just more expensively. His work makes readers laugh, think, and occasionally question humanity's long-term survival.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harry Lauder
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798232967468
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 58