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I actually find it very useful to emotionally detach from a commodity - that is treat all tickets to the movie theater as the same. I generally find it bad to
by usaar333 15y ago
I actually find it very useful to emotionally detach from a commodity - that is treat all tickets to the movie theater as the same. I generally find it bad to fall into the sunk-cost effect and I am much happier when I avoid it.
- roel_v 15y agoA pet peeve of mine in this regard is about throwing away food that is left on a plate. Many people feel a moral duty (often instilled in them from a young age) to eat everything that is on a plate, even if eating that last 10% would make them feel uncomfortable for an hour and would have no utility from a dietary point of view (actually have negative utility, since it only increases their fat intake). Yet I have a hard time convincing people of this, and some people sometimes feel the need to scold me for throwing away food. Despite that, I've been better off since I internalized the true nature of this (daily recurring) situation.