You're right — these are classic strategies to reduce cognitive dissonance, the mental discomfort we feel when our beliefs, attitudes, or behaviours are inconsistent. Below is an enriched, Notion-compatible list with additional strategies, along with your original points structured for clarity.
📍 Cognitive dissonance arises when our actions contradict our beliefs or values. To restore psychological harmony, we often engage in various mental or behavioural strategies.
🔹 "I will eat less sweet."
Change the action to align with beliefs, removing the source of dissonance.
🔹 "I’m allowed to have some cheat meals once in a while."
Alter the belief to make it consistent with behaviour.
🔹 "I’ll work out extra to burn it off."
Introduce new reasoning that justifies the behaviour.
🔹 "This candy isn't even that unhealthy."
Reject or downplay the inconsistency.