Congnition Quotes

“Većinu onoga što smo kroz godine shvatili u životu naučili smo interakcijom s različitim i često provokativnim mišljenjima, susretom s dotad nam nepoznatim informacijama, kritičkim primjedbama i znanjem, koje smo zatim interno obradili uzgajajući sjemenke razgovora, čitanja i promatranja u spoznaju.”
― Elif Shafak, How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division

“Barry Schlenker’s self-identity theory (1982) asserts that self-presentation is an attempt to control information about your identity before real or imagined audiences—including yourself. People try to provide explanations of their own conduct; they try to construct an identity that is satisfying to themselves and that explains their behavior in a favorable light. One of the criteria of a good explanation is believability; that is, explanations must fit with existing knowledge. Schlenker argues that people are not motivated to attain cognitive consistency as an end in itself; rather, they need to provide a believable and self -beneficial account of their conduct, and consistency is a by-product of that. The need to provide explanations for your conduct results in the construction of an internally consistent view of reality.”
― James Kennedy

“Truly turning to the dark side means a sustained loss of conscious self-awareness and control over cognitive processes, stemming from the inability to regulate emotions into their most useful, moral, and healthy form. It manifests most obviously as extreme fear, anger, and, of course, hatred, but it also encompasses every insecurity that has not yet been resolved, lying dormant in a person's mind. Turning to the dark side means surrendering to emotional defense mechanisms and becoming the version of yourself in least control of your own actions because your consciousness is not truly functional.”
― Gregory V Diehl, Turning to the Dark Side: What Star Wars Teaches Us About How a Good Person Turns Bad