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Knowing when to cut your losses

2025/7/1
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Fei Fei
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Ha Young
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Steve Hatherly
作为《Round Table China》的主持人,深入探讨中国社会、文化和技术话题。
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Ha Young: 我认为在生活中,我们常常面临是否应该止损的困境。沉没成本谬误会让我们不断投入,即使明知没有回报。尤其是在感情方面,很多女性在一定年龄,比如30岁左右,会因为害怕找不到更好的人而选择妥协,即使这段关系并不理想。我希望能找到一个更好的方法来判断何时应该止损,而不是盲目坚持。 Steve Hatherly: 我觉得止损的概念在金融领域很常见,指的是当投资亏损到一定程度时,及时卖出以避免更大的损失。这个概念也可以应用到生活中,比如感情和职业。但是,生活中的止损比金融领域复杂得多,因为它涉及到情感因素。我认为要做好止损,首先要明确自己的底线,知道什么是不可妥协的。同时,我也认为结束一段关系或工作不一定是失败,而可能是朝着目标前进的一步。 Fei Fei: 我觉得在感情和职业中,人们常常因为对“如果”的执念而难以放手。例如,会期待对方改变,或者期待工作有所转机。但是,这种期待往往落空。我认为在止损之前,首先要承认自己在这段关系或工作中失败了。同时,我也认为止损需要谨慎,不能轻易放弃努力。此外,如果多次止损,可能需要反思自己是否存在问题。了解自己的价值观和目标,并判断当前的挫折是否会阻碍你实现目标,这可以帮助你决定是否应该止损。

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This chapter explores the concept of 'sunk cost fallacy' and how it relates to personal relationships and career decisions. It discusses the difficulty of walking away from something you've invested heavily in, even if it's no longer beneficial. The panelists share personal anecdotes and discuss the importance of defining your non-negotiables.
  • Difficulty of cutting losses in personal life due to emotional investment.
  • Importance of defining non-negotiable bottom lines.
  • Examples of situations where cutting losses is necessary (toxic relationships, unfulfilling jobs).
  • Emotional toll of ending relationships or quitting jobs.

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Is this love, loyalty… or just clinging to what we’ve already spent? We keep paying for past investments with our future—throwing good time after bad. When you’ve given so much of yourself, how do you know when the cost of staying outweighs the cost of walking away? / Heart to Heart - please send your audio questions to [email protected] (19:22). On the show: Heyang, Steve Hatherly & Fei Fei