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Jun 20, 2026 · Industry Insights

Stop‑Loss Isn’t Giving Up: 3 Ways to Escape the Sunk‑Cost Bias and Reclaim Your Future

The article explains how the sunk‑cost fallacy traps us in movies, projects, and relationships, outlines the economic principle that only future costs matter, cites the Concorde disaster and behavioral‑economics research, and offers three practical strategies—zero‑base thinking, preset stop‑loss points, and a key self‑question—to break free.