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LETTER TO DAD

Dear dad,

I’m writing you this letter because I feel I really need to explain to you the cognitive dissonance theory and how it affected me. You might not know what the hell I’m talking about at first but just stay with it and try to understand what I’m saying, and also keep an open mind. So the cognitive dissonance theory is a theory where one thinks something to be true and one knows something is true. It’s conflicting thoughts and beliefs that occur at the same time or when engaged in behaviors that conflict with one's beliefs. Follow me so far? If not then just keep reading it until you do.
Now I’m going to tell you how this influenced my life. As you remember, a few years ago I was a very lazy and lethargic guy. I was not very active and was basically a couch potato. Then, I started changing my attitude towards my diet and becoming active again. I stopped eating junk food, and even my favorite foods like pizza (because of the cheese) and every type of fast foods. I also stopped using sugar and stopped consuming foods with high sugar in it. This helped me get in better shape in a short period of time, but then I felt it wasn’t enough. I enrolled at Gold’s Gym (by the way thanks for paying for it) and started a strict workout regiment. I am in very good shape today and trying to get in even better shape as I continue my regiments. Now going back to my definition of cognitive dissonance theory which I hope you were able to process, this example of my health and diet is a clear example of changing my behavior that resulted in changing my attitude. I started to expect more from myself. I didn’t like the fact I was completely out of shape and a total fat couch potato. So I challenged myself and raised my expectations, and I wanted to see if I could match them or even pass them. Not only did I excel my goals and expectations, I became a workout freak and follow my regiments very seriously. I even thought about becoming a part-time personal trainer because I felt like I could help a lot of people achieve their expectations with a little help from me because I know how hard it was to do this without much outside help.
Pop, there are things you can do to protect yourself from influences. The first thing to do is to recognize if your attitude is positive or negative. Now you’re probably thinking “define negative and positive”, but no, just use your COMMON SENSE. If you think the attitude is positive, then go with it and act on it. If you think it’s negative, then try to convince yourself that your attitude is going to hurt you and not help you in any way, so change your attitude a.s.a.p.
Ok pop, now that I did my best to explain to you what cognitive dissonance theory is and I hope you use it to your advantage and not to your disadvantage.