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Scarcity: The New Science of Having Less and How It Defines Our Lives

Paperback • 2014 • English

Scarcity: The New Science of Having Less and How It Defines Our Lives

By Sendhil Mullainathan

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About the book

In this provocative book based on cutting-edge research, Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir show that scarcity creates a distinct psychology for everyone struggling to manage with less than they need. Busy people fail to manage their time efficiently for the same reasons the poor and those maxed out on credit cards fail to manage their money. The dynamics of scarcity reveal why dieters find it hard to resist temptation, why students and busy executives mismanage their time, and why the same s...Show more

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9781250056115

Publisher

Picador USA

Published year

2014

Language

English

Original title

Scarcity: The New Science of Having Less and How It Defines Our Lives

Format

Paperback

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