# 472: Sunk Cost Fallacy

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2025-02-21
- Length: 1h 08m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-21-472-sunk-cost-fallacy
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/472-sunk-cost-fallacy

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss the psychological hurdles of making physical products, specifically focusing on the 'sunk cost fallacy' and creative burnout. Jimmy details his progress on a 1947 Cadillac/Woody fabrication, including sourcing tires and a donor car, while Bob updates viewers on his Panna Court and Fusion course. David explains how he overcame the guilt of abandoning an unfinished resin pedestal project by realizing he didn't owe the object completion, a concept that resonated with the group as they shared their own experiences with project fatigue.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-21-472-sunk-cost-fallacy#t=3) Introduction and Jimmy's Tire Mishap
- [6:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-21-472-sunk-cost-fallacy#t=404) Jimmy's Cadillac/Woody Fabrication Update
- [21:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-21-472-sunk-cost-fallacy#t=1301) Bob's Panna Court and Fusion Course Challenges
- [30:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-21-472-sunk-cost-fallacy#t=1815) David's Sunk Cost Fallacy and Abandoned Project
- [34:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-21-472-sunk-cost-fallacy#t=2080) Defining 'Finished' and Creative Burnout
- [46:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-21-472-sunk-cost-fallacy#t=2768) The Artist's Cycle and Compromise
- [1:00:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-21-472-sunk-cost-fallacy#t=3614) Picks of the Week and Patreon Shoutouts

## Topics

- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Cadillac/Woody (product)
- Fusion (tool)
- Panna Court (product)
- Acme Supply Company (other)
- Cinodrome (other)
- John Kuiphoff (other)
- Shotbot CNC (tool)
- tfrasca (other)

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