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Status Quo Bias

Psychology & Behavior · William Samuelson / Richard Zeckhauser

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People disproportionately prefer the current state of affairs — loss aversion applied to change itself makes inaction the default choice.

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Faster Than Normal. “Status Quo Bias Mental Model.” fasterthannormal.co/mental-models/status-quo-bias. Accessed 2026.

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