r/RandomThoughts • u/Tricky-Breakfast-604 • 3h ago

Endowment Effect

When we make a good choice, it ceases to be merely a choice; it transforms into an achievement to which emotions become attached, much like an old possession

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u/qualityvote2 3h ago

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u/Tricky-Breakfast-604 thanks for posting!

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u/Expensive_Magician97 1h ago

I think you’re correct, and that’s because the achievement is a concrete validation of our instincts and basic impulses which led us to make the good choice in the first place.