Decision-Making
Why Having More Information Isn't Always Better for a Decision
Additional information does not automatically improve decisions. Beyond a certain point, more information can…
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Decision-Making
The Paradox of Information: When Too Much Knowledge Causes Paralysis
The information paradox occurs when the accumulation of knowledge increases rather than decreases decision di…
Decision-Making
How the Sunk Cost Fallacy Keeps You Stuck With a Lemon of a Car
A lemon is a special kind of trap. Unlike a car that simply ages, a lemon is defective from the start — it wa…
Decision-Making
The Hidden Opportunity Cost of the Sunk Cost Fallacy in Business
Most discussions of the sunk cost fallacy focus on the visible waste — the money poured into a failing projec…
Decision-Making
Recognizing the Missed Opportunities Caused by Irrational Commitment
The sunk cost fallacy is usually framed around what you keep doing — the project you won't quit, the relation…
Decision-Making
How Stubbornness and Sunk Costs Hold You Back in Life
The sunk cost fallacy is usually described as a reasoning error, but in many people it hardens into something…
Decision-Making
Why We Stay in Bad Romantic Relationships Way Too Long
Few sunk cost traps are as painful or as common as staying in a romantic relationship long after it has stopp…
Decision-Making
How to Overcome the Sunk Cost Trap in a Failing Marriage
A marriage is the most committed sunk cost a person can hold. It carries everything a long relationship carri…
Decision-Making
Recognizing When It's Time to Leave Based on Love, Not Time Invested
The previous articles diagnosed why we stay and how to overcome the trap. This one is about the decision crit…
Decision-Making
Overcoming the Fear of "Wasted Time" in a Long Term Relationship
Of all the forces that keep people in relationships they should leave, one phrase appears more than any other…
Decision-Making
How to Leave a Bad Relationship Without Regretting the Years You Spent
Deciding to leave is one thing; leaving well — and living afterward without being consumed by regret — is ano…
Decision-Making
Why You Shouldn't Stay in a Relationship Just Because of the Time Invested
This article makes the core argument in its sharpest form: time invested is not, by itself, a valid reason to…