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Similar ideas are easy to confuse. These side-by-side comparisons make the difference clear — what each means, when each matters, and which is which.

The sunk cost fallacy vs Opportunity costThe sunk-cost fallacy looks backward at money already spent; opportunity cost …→ Loss aversion vs The sunk cost fallacyBoth make us cling to bad bets, but loss aversion is the feeling (losses hurt …→ Deliberate practice vs Deep work is rareBoth demand intense focus, but deliberate practice is how you build a skill (u…→ Growth mindset vs Grit beats talentGrowth mindset is a belief (ability grows with effort); grit is a behaviour (p…→ Flow state vs Deep work is rareDeep work is the discipline of focusing without distraction; flow is the exper…→ The Dunning-Kruger effect vs The overconfidence effectBoth are about being too sure of yourself. The overconfidence effect is the ge…→ Confirmation bias vs The availability heuristicBoth distort how we judge reality, but confirmation bias filters for what we a…→ The anchoring effect vs The framing effectBoth let presentation steer your judgment, but anchoring works through a numbe…→ The spacing effect vs Deliberate practiceBoth are about learning better, but the spacing effect is about WHEN you pract…→ Negativity bias vs Loss aversionClose cousins: negativity bias is that bad outweighs good in general (one insu…→