"**The problem is that when we get our identity tied up in our work, we worry that any kind of failure will then say something bad about us as a person**. It’s a fear of taking responsibility, of admitting that we might have messed up. It’s the sunk cost fallacy. And so we throw good money and good life after bad and end up making everything so much worse." ([Location 2169](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01AWUTMB0&location=2169)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[sunk-cost-fallacy]], [[ego]], [[humility]], [[work-life-balance]], [[character]], [[personal-values]] **Source** -- [[202409161103 - B - Ego is the Enemy]]