“Mankind cannot take too much reality.” – T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets We have many ways to fool ourselves beyond the obvious defense mechanisms and coping habits. This post addresses only the few that ...

People often cheat to win money, get prizes, or beat others. But what if there’s nothing to gain except feeling good about yourself? Would people still bend the rules just to feel a bit smarter, more ...

Humans are masters of self-deception. We fool ourselves into believing things that are false and we refuse to believe things that are true. In fact, we lie to ourselves about just about everything — ...