How to counter sunk-cost?

1. Stop And ask why: Weigh the risk-reward ratio before taking action.
2. Seek advice from someone neutral: Seek a mentor who can give unbiased advice on your plan of action.
3. Winning is not enough: Achieving an end goal feels sh...

If I had to give advice across many aspects of life, I would ask people to take what’s called “the outside perspective.” And the outside perspective is easily thought about: “What would you do if you made the recommendation for another person?” And I find that often when we’re recommending someth...

Anything up close looks larger than when it is at a distance. This is true for both experiences and objects.

When you meet someone you know next to nothing about him. With very little effort however you can find out some trivial facts about his day. Questions about someone's last few hours ...