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Can’t Move On? 5 Cognitive Biases Keeping You Stuck

Understand these mental traps and finally move forward.

Manj Bahra
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10 min readJan 24, 2025

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If you’ve been struggling to move on from someone, this article is for you.

I know how you feel.

The pain can’t be done justice with words. You have to live to understand.

And I’ve been there.

My biggest heartbreak left me shattered, wondering if I’d ever find my person.

And you know what really sucked? Logically knowing I needed to let go, yet emotionally being unable to.

Sadly, the wealth of advice online didn’t cut it. More struggle and more pain.

But everything finally shifted when I turned to neuroscience and uncovered the mental traps and cognitive biases that trick us into staying stuck, even when we know it’s time to move on.

The good news? I learned the hard way, so you don’t have to

In this article, I’ll share five powerful cognitive biases that might be keeping you stuck — and how to break free and start moving forward.

Let’s dive in.

1 — The Law of Triviality

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