market.mind
every yes is a thousand nos.
you have 100 hours this month. how will you spend them?
£50/hr (boring but pays well)
£2,500
−£2,500
£20/hr (teaches new skill)
£1,000
−£1,000
£3,500
combined monthly earnings
you're giving up £2,500 from project A and £1,000 from project B.
the ghost numbers are your opportunity cost — the value of what you're not choosing. every yes is a thousand nos.
what you'll explore
- opportunity cost
- marginal thinking
- comparative advantage
- sunk cost fallacy