In this new series, I shall be examining some of the most important methods of self-deception, starting today with the ego defence of rationalization. Rationalization is the use of feeble but ...

In a previous post, we considered three of seven "irrational" habits of highly rational people. Here we consider the remaining four, as well as some suggestions for distinguishing the genuinely ...

We all become experts at some point, but the big question is when. When did you become an expert at rationalizing things? Did it begin early in life? Was it all the way back to pre-school or maybe ...