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The Sunk Cost Fallacy — Why You Can’t Stop Even When You Want To (Part 2)

04/09/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustration of a woman pausing at an office doorway, coat in hand, caught in the sunk cost fallacy of not leaving.
This entry is part 2 of 7 in the series Hustle Culture: Why Effort Stops Paying Off

The sunk cost fallacy explains why you can’t stop even when you want to — the more you’ve put in, the more it costs to leave, so you keep paying instead.

Categories K-Saju General Tags career, burnout psychology, escalation of commitment, sunk cost fallacy, feeling stuck in career Leave a comment
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