Comments on: [Link] The Sunk Cost Fallacy http://www.geek-fitness.com/2007/12/14/the-sunk-cost-fallacy/ For anyone stuck behind a desk who wants to be more active, lose weight or just improve their health Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:48:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Jesse http://www.geek-fitness.com/2007/12/14/the-sunk-cost-fallacy/#comment-155 Jesse Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:50:31 +0000 http://www.geek-fitness.com/2007/12/14/the-sunk-cost-fallacy/#comment-155 I have to offer thoughts to the contrary. I was never raised with the mentality that I had to finish everything on my plate. May parents were very liberal with my upbringing, and if I decided that I didn't really want to finish all of it, they would make consessions, like "well, at least finish your carrots." Because of this, I can happily stop myself from finishing what's on my plate if I feel stuffed or just bored with it. This includes food ordered at restauarants, even though I am quite, well, tight-fisted with my money. As for the smoking, being a reformed smoker myself, the desire to finish the pack is merely a practice in procrastination, or was at least for me. A pack of cigs is like $3. If I really wanted to quit RIGHT NOW, I would toss it without a second thought. But I want to hang on to the sweet sensation of just a few more drags on just a few more sticks. Damn, now I want to run out and buy another pack... Love your Jack Daniels site, btw. I have to offer thoughts to the contrary. I was never raised with the mentality that I had to finish everything on my plate. May parents were very liberal with my upbringing, and if I decided that I didn’t really want to finish all of it, they would make consessions, like “well, at least finish your carrots.” Because of this, I can happily stop myself from finishing what’s on my plate if I feel stuffed or just bored with it. This includes food ordered at restauarants, even though I am quite, well, tight-fisted with my money.

As for the smoking, being a reformed smoker myself, the desire to finish the pack is merely a practice in procrastination, or was at least for me. A pack of cigs is like $3. If I really wanted to quit RIGHT NOW, I would toss it without a second thought. But I want to hang on to the sweet sensation of just a few more drags on just a few more sticks.

Damn, now I want to run out and buy another pack… Love your Jack Daniels site, btw.

]]> By: Dave http://www.geek-fitness.com/2007/12/14/the-sunk-cost-fallacy/#comment-175 Dave Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:47:30 +0000 http://www.geek-fitness.com/2007/12/14/the-sunk-cost-fallacy/#comment-175 > I can happily stop myself from finishing what’s on my plate if I feel stuffed or just bored with it Count yourself lucky :) > the desire to finish the pack is merely a practice in procrastination I don't doubt that :). The fact they have paid for the pack is of course an excuse to keep smoking - used it myself on plenty of occasions. > I can happily stop myself from finishing what’s on my plate if I feel stuffed or just bored with it

Count yourself lucky :)

> the desire to finish the pack is merely a practice in procrastination

I don’t doubt that :). The fact they have paid for the pack is of course an excuse to keep smoking - used it myself on plenty of occasions.

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