Episode · EconTalk · 2023-10-30
Books mentioned on Michael Easter on Excess, Moderation, and the Scarcity Brain
Slot machines, social media, and potato chips: we humans seem to find a lot of things hard to consume in moderation. Why does "enough" seem so much harder to say than "more?
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Comfort Crisis
“this is Michael's second appearance on Eon talk first here in July of 2021 discussing his book The Comfort crisis our topic for for today is his new book The scarcity brain”
Plugged Scarcity Brain
“our topic for for today is his new book The scarcity brain fix your craving mindset and rewire your habits to thrive with enough Michael welcome back to econ talk”
Passing The Comfort Crisis
“and you don't talk much about the Comfort crisis in this new book but clearly these pre digital forms of gambling addictive behavior”