“There is a concept called ‘moral licensing’: it **explains the psychological trick we play on ourselves where we justify one behaviour because we’ve made a sacrifice somewhere else**. So, we go for the steak because we’ll recycle the plastic wrapper it comes in. Or, we’ll drive rather than cycle across town because we used the ‘eco-friendly’ setting on the washing machine. ([Location 1902](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=1902))” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[moral-licensing]], [[morality]], [[hindsight-bias]], **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]