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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Wagamaga on 2026-01-25 09:54:49+00:00.

Original Title: A new study finds that anticipating a potential loss carries more than six times the emotional impact of imagining an equivalent gain, an imbalance that helps explain why many people shy away from uncertainty and prefer decisions to be settled sooner rather than later.