Design principle: Know when to quit

Sometimes giving up is the best option

Never giving up can lead to bad results sometimes

There is a tremendous power in knowing when to quit. This is true as a life principle and also as a design principle. It is also known as “The Sunk Costs Fallacy”.

Let’s look at an example that happened to me last week. It illustrates well the Sunk Cost Fallacy.

I’ve already been waiting…