Is it useful to flip a coin when you have a bad choice? For an experienced person.

On the premise of not changing your behavior or cognition, add new cognition, such as flipping a coin, to hint to yourself that I leave the decision to God or God. The pros and cons of the coin can provide us with the final decision-making basis, thus alleviating the anxiety caused by cognitive dissonance. On the surface, this is self-psychological comfort, even if you know that flipping a coin can't solve your own problems, but the psychological mechanism related to this behavior is: rational behavior and rationalization of behavior.

The premise of coin toss is that there are two or more inconsistent cognitions, and these cognitions are equally attractive to the parties themselves. For example, I have a sum of money, only enough to buy a car and a house. Should I use this money to buy a luxury car or a house? The car and the house are irresistible to me, and buying either one will bring me great satisfaction. At this time, cognitive dissonance appeared. Some people will choose to flip a coin to make a decision in this situation. The hidden reason for this behavior is that the different decisions caused by these different cognitions will not bring obvious losses to the parties, and any decision made by the parties can offset the discomfort caused by giving up other decisions.

Many times, tossing a coin is not to find out what you think, it is just a means to rationalize your behavior and eliminate the cognitive dissonance caused by making decisions.

We are sometimes very good at deceiving ourselves.