The Genius Life 236: How to Get Over a Breakup, Heal Your Heart, and Find “The One” | Amy Chan
Jun 15, 2022
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Sunk Cost Fallacy in Relationships
- The sunk cost fallacy explains why people stay in bad relationships.
- Focus on present and future value instead of past investments.
Intermittent Reinforcement and Relationship Addiction
- Intermittent reinforcement, like a slot machine, creates addiction in on-off relationships.
- Unpredictable rewards cause intense dopamine release, fueling the cycle.
Cognitive Distortions
- Identify cognitive distortions in your relationship narrative, like "always" or "never" statements.
- Rewrite your story with only facts to ground yourself in reality.