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Cutting Corners

61 • Cutting Corners

Post author:hitchhiker
Post category:The Productivity Mirage

Cutting Corners means skipping important work to save money today, only to spend considerably more time fixing the consequences tomorrow. In UX, research or testing phases are abbreviated, omitted or postponed. Under pressure, these shortcuts feel rational because the product ships faster. But this practice usually backfires because the problems simply arrive later. You end up building a product that users don't want, leading to higher cost, extra fixes, and lost revenue.

Sunk Cost Fallacy

31 • Sunk Cost Fallacy

Post author:hitchhiker
Post category:Mind Games & Mental Traps

Sunk cost fallacy is the tendency to keep investing time, effort, or money into something, just because you’ve already invested so much, even when it’s clear it’s not working. In UX, this shows up when teams cling to flawed designs, failed features, or outdated systems simply because they don’t want to “waste” what’s already been spent.