If you are like me, you’ve lost count of the times a politician lied, a business person cheated, or a celebrity did something incredibly stupid. Sadly, we have also lost count of the times those people failed to admit their mistakes. They rationalized their decisions, created excuses, or perpetuated a lie.
It’s maddening. And sad. They fool nobody, but the behavior persists. Why?
Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson have written Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me) to explore that question. With keen scientific minds they dig for the mental and social reasons why we seldom admit to our mistakes. …