Escasez. ¿Por qué tener muy poco significa tanto?

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eBook, 285 pages

Spanish language

Published by Fondo de Cultura Económica.

ASIN:
B01HLP68JI
4 stars (5 reviews)

Ensayo académico que toma como modelo explicativo la escasez para explicar la correlación entre la toma de decisiones y la administración de recursos tanto económicos como de tiempo al momento de resolver problemas de forma efectiva o acertada. Encuentran por ejemplo, una fuerte correlación entre la pobreza y el fracaso con la afirmación de que el fracaso causa la pobreza. El economista conductual Sendhil Mullainathan y el psicólogo cognitivo Eldar Shafir, brindan aquí ejemplos de la vida diaria para entender cómo la escasez puede ser buena, en tanto que permite enfocarse momentáneamente, pero perjudicial pues se desatienden otros ámbitos que pueden ser más importantes. La escasez grava la mente, provocando un efecto de túnel del que es difícil salir pero no imposible de evitar.

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reviewed Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much by Sendhil Mullainathan

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5 stars

Scarcity takes the economic concept and approaches it from a psychological standpoint. It attempts to explain why your one friend can’t ever show up on time, why food industry workers are known to forget simple requests, and why free community finance classes don’t work very well.

You’ll understand yourself better, and others as well. This is like a crash-course in compassion. Poor, busy, and generally stressed people are examined to determine what's causing them to operate and think the way that they are. It's a commonly discussed topic, but rarely the main topic. By being willing to work with general terms and broad behavioral aspects, Mullainathan is able to forge new progress in the scarcity mindset. Bandwidth, slack, willpower, talent, personality, tunneling, and loneliness are some key topics discussed. I highly recommend this one.

reviewed Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much by Sendhil Mullainathan

Review of 'Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Fascinating examination of the psychological studies that illustrate how scarcity affects and impairs thinking, and how this explains some of the choices people in poverty make, even though some may seem contrary to their self-interest. It’s useful in provoking thought about how we might change public policy to help alleviate some of this burden and ultimately, better help those in need.

reviewed Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much by Sendhil Mullainathan

Review of 'Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I really enjoyed this book. As the authors themselves note, there's more research needed to flush out this case, but I found the concept of considering scarcity as a mindset incredibly insightful.

It was somewhat ironic that I was reading this book as I was "tunneling" on a project that took every last second of my focus and free time, and I finished this book on the bus on my phone using the NYC Public Library eBook 3M app on the last day it was due. Before the eBook was taken away, I was able to screenshot the notes I took throughout the book before I exited the bus and had no more time to peruse.

I'm not wholly convinced that "scarcity" is all there is to it--I think there's other things here all tied up in this, but I love that these authors were able to introduce some new …

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Subjects

  • Escasez
  • Toma de decisiones