I wrote about this in my personal progress thread, but I thought it deserved its own post.

The Sunk Cost Fallacy: the phenomenon whereby a person is reluctant to abandon a strategy or course of action because they have invested heavily in it, even when it is clear that abandonment would be more beneficial.

There's a song I learned a long time ago for which I never got around to making the elaborate YouTube cover video I had in mind. I kept using precious practice time to review these parts that I already knew so I wouldn't forget them, which was taking time away from learning new songs. The main problem is that my goals have changed and the song no longer moves me closer to these goals.

So now I'm finally letting go. I may not have gotten around to making the elaborate video, but I can accept the lessons I learned from the song and move on. It's the right move and now I have a renewed send of enthusiasm for my learning process!

Has anyone else found this with their practice/goals? A song you're learning is no longer in line with your goals, but you put so much time into it that you can't let it go in order to practice something that is a better fit for your journey?