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Strip out sunk cost

I have already invested {{sunk}} in {{project}}.

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I have already invested {{sunk}} in {{project}}. I am deciding whether to continue. Strip out the sunk cost: (1) if I faced this choice for the first time today with nothing invested, what would I pick; (2) list my real reasons for continuing and classify each as 'too much invested to quit' versus 'genuine future value'; (3) if I continue, how much more is needed, what is the success probability, and what is the expected return; (4) define an explicit stop condition — the signal that means quit.

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Replace the {{variables}} with your own details, then paste the whole block into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or any other assistant. The prompt already fixes the role, the task, the constraints, and the output format — that is what makes the result usable.

Chinese version

我在 {{项目/关系/投入}} 上已经投入了 {{已投入}},现在考虑要不要继续。请帮我做沉没成本剥离:1) 假设我今天第一次面对这个选择,手上没有任何已投入,我会怎么选;2) 列出我继续坚持下去的真实理由,逐个判断哪些是「已投入太多不甘心」,哪些是「未来确实有价值」;3) 如果继续,未来还需要投入多少、成功概率多少、期望回报多少;4) 给一个明确的止损条件(什么信号出现就停)。

FAQ

What is this prompt for?

I have already invested {{sunk}} in {{project}}.

Do I need to pay to use it?

No — this prompt is in the free tier and is shown in full.

Does it work with any AI model?

Yes. It is plain text, so it works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and any other assistant.

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