It's an Inside Job
It's an Inside Job
Jason Birkevold Liem
Seeing Sideways - Cognitive Dissonance: Making Peace with Our Contradictions
10 minutes Posted Nov 21, 2025 at 3:00 am.
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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Discomfort doesn’t mean you’re wrong. It means you’re growing.” (08:37) What if the very discomfort you’re trying to escape is actually pointing you toward your greatest growth? In this episode of Seeing Sideways, I explore Cognitive Dissonance—the mental tension we feel when our actions contradict our values or beliefs. Learn how this hidden bias shapes our choices, fuels rationalizations, and stalls growth, and discover pra...