Most of my beliefs are just cognitive dissonance

I recently realized that most of my beliefs are lies. “I don’t like this.” “I prefer doing that.” “I’m not the kind of guy who does this.” Most of it is just a mask to stay consistent with my past actions. But once I break the habit, move somewhere else, or change the people around me, the mask fades… and I wonder how I could’ve believed XYZ in the first place. I think it’s called cognitive dissonance, and I’m amazed by how much it impacts almost every decision I make.