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Loss aversion explained

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Low-poly bull choosing between safe and risky paths with signs and icons, representing risk vs reward in beginner investing.

Why going red feels like a game over screen.

That’s not a bug, it’s a feature of your brain. This skill explains why we hate seeing losses so much and why that often leads to panic-selling or giving up too early.


Once you understand this bias, you’ll stop flinching at red charts and start making moves based on logic, not fear.


You'll learn:


  1. Why your brain overreacts to financial losses and treats them as more painful than equal-sized wins
  2. How loss aversion causes panic moves and ruins long-term strategy through bad timing and emotional selling
  3. How to reframe short-term dips so they don’t trigger fear, panic or the urge to quit too early