Post-rationalization, as you would have smartly guessed it, is making up the reasons or narratives post-facto. Here’s an example of you post-rationalizing:
Imagine that you and I were playing a game. A game where, I had to give you hundred bucks if the coin you toss landed tails and where you had to give me a hundred if it landed heads. You start tossing the coin, and land heads five times in a row. You are five hundred…