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Scarcity – The Good and the Bad

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Food production in the United States has steadily increased as farmers used more and better equipment and materials to coax better yields from their fields. Would a never ending supply of cookies be as enjoyable as a limited supply? Scarcity of things humans need or want can result in technological advances. Why is scarcity bad?

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How to Pick A Career

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Dr. John Krumboltz, Professor of Educational Psychology at Standford University studies how people choose careers. I majored in Psychology (liberal arts), graduating in the early 70’s. I didn’t even realize that most jobs required a doctorate in Psychology to really use the knowledge in a career.