A simple question

Some decisions are harder to get closure on than others. For me, one of many such decisions was switching back to QWERTY after spending nearly a decade typing on Colemak.

Objectively, the decision made sense. Yet emotionally, I kept circling back. The sunk cost fallacy quietly nudged me into repeatedly switching to Colemak, as if the years I had invested demanded some form of loyalty. What began as a technical preference slowly turned into a mental loop—and that loop itself became a time sink.

What I really wanted wasn’t a better keyboard layout. I wanted closure. Either I would commit to QWERTY without guilt, or I would fully embrace Colemak again—without second-guessing.

After a lot of rumination, I landed on a simple question that finally helped me let go.

If I had a chance to go back in time, would I make the decision all over again?

Closing reflection

Once I answered that question honestly, the weight of the sunk cost lifted. The past no longer needed to justify itself through my present choices. The years spent on Colemak weren’t wasted—they simply belonged to a different version of me with different priorities. Accepting that made it easier to stop optimizing for the past and start choosing for the present.

Sometimes, closure doesn’t come from making the right decision. It comes from making a decision—and then finally allowing yourself to stand by it.