Gracia Kleijnen

Nov 19, 2020

4 min read

Don’t Let the Sunk Cost Fallacy Rob You of Your Time

Learn to be aware of your cognitive biases.

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What is the sunk cost fallacy?

When you invest time, energy, or effort into something, you want your investments to pay off. There’s a danger in continuing if the matter is destined to fail, and you continue pumping your resources into it. The more you…

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