Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much
by Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir
Scarcity of money, time or food captures the mind, narrows focus and taxes bandwidth, making the poor and the busy make worse decisions. Research-based and compassionate.
Read it if…
you want to understand why scarcity perpetuates itself.
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Skip it if…
you want a time-management book.
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Three things you will actually use
- Scarcity taxes bandwidth.
- Tunneling causes neglect.
- Build slack.
Do this first
Read the chapter on bandwidth tax.
Our verdict
The psychology of too little.
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