Rationalization means to find a respectable explanation for some choice or behavior when acknowledging the true motivation would make you feel bad. Its irreleva

Rationalization means to find a respectable explanation for some choice or behavior when acknowledging the true motivation would make you feel bad. Its irrelevant if the choice turns out better or not. The problem is that by finding an alternative explanation which is more in line with who they want to be, or what society finds acceptable, their ability to recognize what drives them, and predict their own behavior, becomes worse.