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In it, the author reports that: “This scarcity mindset consumes what Shafir calls “mental bandwidth” — brainpower that would otherwise go to less pressing concerns, planning ahead and problem-solving. Would a never ending supply of cookies be as enjoyable as a limited supply? Why is scarcity bad?

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For the drive, his parents allowed him to use his Kindle to read or play games. They have installed parental controls which restrict the times of day he can use the device as well as the time he can spend playing games vs reading books on it. In Psychology Today article Gray Matters: Too Much Screen Time Damages the Brain, Victoria L.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2012

Ariel Knafo and other researchers from the psychology department at Hebrew University in Jerusalem designed and conducted an experiment that showed that certain people actually have DNA specific to giving. Perhaps you can convince people to only give you things which can be consumed (things that won’t hang around the house).

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OCTOBER 15, 2011

20′s Finances: Hiring a Property Manager: What it Offers You Real Estate Investments can be time consuming. Through understanding psychology, one can predict how other investors will react to certain market events. This post shows highlights how much you can earn before you need to pay tax. Here is a real life example.

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