Breakdown helps explain how lying to oneself can validate passiveness which can be applied to the psychological phenomena we see today. 1. Not having the courage
2. Escape from reality
3. To boost their self-esteem
4. Not want to show their vulnerability to others
5. To prevent loss of effort
6. To avoid making any effort
7. To maintain their psychological stability
8. Hiding failure
9. They want to give up without feeling bad
10. They know the truth can be hurtful
11. They prefer to mislead
12. Not to show their helplessness
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