Mind · Strategy
SunkCostIgnore
Rationality over historical investment
Definition
Mechanism
Fresh Slate Evaluation: When deciding whether to continue, ask: "If I were starting fresh today with current resources, would I begin this project?" Past investment is irrelevant to future value. Only future costs and benefits matter. Kill zombies early. Utilizes OpportunityCost.
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Failure modes
Loss Aversion {{loop}}
The agent re-frames stopping as a loss rather than a saving, preventing the fresh slate evaluation.
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Infrastructure
Irrevocable selection from a set of options
Infrastructure
Repeated execution cycle
Comparative valuation against the best alternative
Used by
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Deepen only while expected improvement plus an exploration credit, divided by incremental cost, exceeds a domain threshold
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