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…time isn’t the problem, says Harvard economist Sendhil Mullainathan. The ultimate barrier to success is a shortage of mental “bandwidth,” or the ability to focus on a task in the moment.
Mullainathan’s research focuses on scarcity, and how humans respond when they have a shortage of something — be it money, food or time. He presented his findings Thursday at the annual Aspen Ideas Festival, along with his research partner, Princeton psychologist Eldar Shafir.
What they’ve discovered is that shortages lead people to make poor decisions. That’s because the brain can only process so much.
A Harvard Economist’s Surprisingly Simple Productivity Secret | LinkedIn