Season 1: Episode 5

The Price of Reinvention

A raw conversation on the sunk cost fallacy. We talk to a founder who deleted their old life to write a new code-base from scratch.

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Synopsis

Reinvention isn't just about starting something new; it's about the violence of ending who you used to be. In this guest session, we debug the "Sunk Cost Fallacy"—the glitch in our brain that keeps us clinging to a bad path just because we've already walked it for years.

System Updates (Key Takeaways)

  • Identity Lag: Why your self-image takes years to catch up to your current reality.
  • The "Beta" Mindset: Treating your life as a series of versions (v1.0, v2.0) rather than a static final product.
  • Social Friction: Managing the error messages you get from friends and family when you change your interface.

The Uncomfortable Questions

  • Who would I be if I forgot who I was supposed to be?
  • What part of my identity is just "legacy code" that I am afraid to delete?
  • Am I holding onto this career because it works, or because I invested a lot in it?

Reflection Protocol

"If you met yourself today as a stranger, would you hire yourself for your current life? If not, why are you still showing up to work?"