Sunken Cost Bias

Summary

The web content reflects on the Sunken Cost Bias through a personal narrative of enduring invalidation and interruptions, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing emotional well-being over financial loss, and encourages self-care and acceptance through poetry.

Abstract

The article titled "Sunken Cost Bias" delves into the personal struggle of the author who, despite facing continuous interruptions and invalidation, strives for emotional healing. The narrative reveals the author's realization that the financial costs incurred in this journey are secondary to their emotional and physical health, as symbolized by the phrase "錢財身外物" (money is an external matter). The author uses the metaphor of a thousand sunsets to convey the passage of time and the repeated attempts at healing. The piece also serves as a poem prompt, inviting readers to reflect on their own experiences of letting go or acceptance. It concludes with a mention of self-care practices, referencing a character named Lucy, and provides links to other related poems.

Opinions

The author feels that the emotional cost of continuous invalidation and interruptions outweighs the financial losses experienced.
There is a strong emphasis on the importance of self-care and the need to step away from situations that deepen entrenched traumas.
The article suggests that personal growth and healing should not be hindered by the investment already made (sunken costs).
The author values emotional well-being and healing over material wealth, as indicated by the inclusion of the phrase "錢財身外物."
The use of poetry is encouraged as a means of processing personal challenges and facilitating emotional expression.

To remind myself of my values

A thousand sunsets have come and gone — I thought I was ready to speak.

I thought I was ready to begin again the process and journey to healing.

I once again experienced that invalidation imposition interruption — the constant interruptions — before I could even finish one sentence.

One sentence was all I wanted to get out.

This has been such a costly endeavour, but I look to the sunrise — 錢財身外物 — that money I lost is external to my physical and emotional well-being.

To remind myself that I should pull out this circus before the entrenched traumas dug last I reached out to a helping hand are dug deeper.

Poem Prompt

Think about what you’re hoping to let go or accept this week. Craft your poem around this intention.

Lucy (The Egg Girl) is having a struggle day today and going to have a nice cold shower, moisturize and lie down with a good book. How do you take care of yourself?

Sunken Cost Bias

To remind myself of my values

“People just get so easily offended these days”

A reaction in poetry form

The bathroom at my first scientific conference

a perspective shift; a poem.

A trip to the fridge

A monosyllabic poem