Sunk cost theory

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  • Creativity Inc. –– Ed Catmull
  • Homo Deus –– Yuval Harari
    • [[Sunk cost theory]]
      • The narrating self would much prefer to go on suffering in the future, just so it won't have to admit that our past suffering was devoid of any meaning. Eventually, if we want to come clean about past mistakes, our narrating self has to invent some twist in the plot that will infuse mistakes with meaning.
      • It is much easier to live with a fantasy, because the fantasy gives meaning to the suffering.
      • "The more you've bought into it and the more you've commited to that reality, the more you are committed to making sure other people abide by it. This is the dangerous territory. "
  • Made You Think –– Homo Deus
  • The Defining Decade –– Meg Jay
    • **[[Sunk cost theory]], and other fallacies involved. Most people think that after being together for some time, it's easier to just get married than to let the relationship go, because of the time that's already been invested in it - regardless of whether that's the right choice. Living together can lead to “lock-in” where it’s too hard to break up, despite a bad relationship, so you don’t.