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The Psychology Of Sunk Cost Fallacy: Making Better Decisions, And When To Stay Or Walk Away | The Quickie

The Psychology Of Sunk Cost Fallacy: Making Better Decisions, And When To Stay Or Walk Away | The Quickie

Update: 2025-10-08
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Have you ever stayed in a job, relationship, or situation that’s making you unhappy just because you’ve already invested so much time, money or effort into it? GIRL, SAME. And that’s on sunk cost fallacy, one of the most common (and costly) psychological biases that can keep us trapped following paths that no longer serve us.

Being able to change your mind and make better decisions is a major key to adulting, so in this episode, we’re unpacking the psychology of sunk cost fallacy and how to finally stop letting past investments dictate your future decisions. I dive into how this bias impacts your career, relationships, and mindset, and the powerful mental shifts you can make to start choosing based on alignment — not avoidance.

Just because you’ve spent a long time making a mistake doesn’t mean you need to keep making it….  sometimes, cutting your losses can be an investment in your future self.

Tune in for:
🧠 The psychology behind why we stay stuck (loss aversion, identity, fear of failure, and more)
💔 How sunk cost bias shows up in relationships, career, and big life decisions
💸 How to know when to walk away vs when to stay committed

💡 3 steps to challenging these thinking patterns and attuning to what you really want
✏️ 4 powerful reflection questions to break free from sunk cost thinking
✨ Why walking away isn’t quitting — it’s evolving and growing

Whatever big decisions or questions you’re navigating, this episode will help you make smarter, more self-aware decisions so you can let go of what’s no longer working.

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The Psychology Of Sunk Cost Fallacy: Making Better Decisions, And When To Stay Or Walk Away | The Quickie

The Psychology Of Sunk Cost Fallacy: Making Better Decisions, And When To Stay Or Walk Away | The Quickie

Gillian Berner