Sunk cost: an exit script you can use this week

A 4-beat faceless video outline for “Sunk cost: an exit script you can use this week” in the Psychology concepts niche, derived from caption timing of 2 reference videos.

Angles

• Define sunk cost in one line with a Sprouts-style everyday example
• Exit script card: ignore past spend, compare only future cost vs future benefit
• TEDx decision beat: emotions that keep people paying
• Practice: one decision this week using the script aloud

Beat-by-beat structure

1. Hook (0:00–0:30): you already paid, so you stay — that logic is the trap.
2. Definition (0:30–1:30): past costs are gone; decisions use the future only.
3. Exit script (1:30–4:30): questions to ask before renewing, continuing, or doubling down.
4. Drill + recap. Original narration only.

Reference videos

• Sunk Cost Fallacy: Not Knowing When It’s Time to Stop jJajz9n9Oi4
• How to make better decisions & avoid sunk cost fallacy | Florian Aigner | TEDxDonauinsel hdHomRH59zc

Method

yt-dlp VTT captions (manual/uploader only) → timed beat heuristics → editorial topic synthesis (no ASR). Structure only; write original narration.