In this episode of Thinking Well & Why podcast, Mario, Lee and Creek examine cognitive dissonance and why the brain filters out uncomfortable truths. The brain protects your self-image by filtering it out and the hosts show how this breaks Enneagram work through mistyping, over-identification and using type as cover story instead of clarity. They discuss how they personally handle being wrong without the ego collapsing. Dissonance itself is neutral. Growth depends on whether you rationalize, investigate, or actually sit with it.RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEMistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) by Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonThe Prisoners of Hate by Aaron BeckLisa Feldman BarrettThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanSix Degrees of SeparationConnect with us:Awareness to ActionMario Sikora: IG: @mariosikoraTikTok: @mariosikoraWeb: mariosikora.comPod: Enneagram in a MoviePod: The Awareness to Action EnneagramLee Fields:Web: enneagrammatic.comIG: @enneagrammaticSeth "Creek" Creekmore: IG: @_creekmorePod: Fathoms | An Enneagram PodcastPod: Delusional OptimismPod: The Awareness to Action EnneagramMentioned in this episode:Awareness to Action Podcast NetworkPodcast Network
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