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drethelin comments on [Link] “Proxy measures, sunk costs, and Chesterton's fence”, or: the sunk cost heuristic - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: drethelin 08 August 2012 07:46:12PM 1 point [-]

Also remember the corollary that any decision made under pressure could probably stand to be reviewed at leisure.

Comment author: billswift 08 August 2012 11:05:55PM *  1 point [-]

Everybody does that anyway, it is usually called second-guessing yourself. The best rule is to not decide under pressure unless you really have to, take the time to think things through.