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		DavidSJ on Aug 4, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: How do you record your thoughts? Actually, then I'd be making the sunk cost fallacy -- thinking something deserves more investment simply because I already spent more on it. In any event, I'm not sweating over costs. If it really is worth $11 more per pad, then I'm fine with that. I just don't want to pay for a hip brand for no reason.

gwern on Aug 5, 2009 [–]

> Actually, then I'd be making the sunk cost fallacy -- thinking something deserves more investment simply because I already spent more on it.

Yes, you would. But as I said, if that motivates you to actually use it, then it's a net gain.

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