Cognitive dissonance is a psychological term that describes the discomfort you feel when your beliefs don’t line up with your actions. Or it could refer to the tension of holding two conflicting ...

The author's favorite celebrities made smoking seem cool. Source: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons Have you ever wanted to do something that you knew was bad for you? I once wanted to smoke cigarettes.

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