Sendhil Mullainathan

"We cannot expect excellence from those drowning in scarcity."

"Bandwidth is the currency of modern life."

"The poor are conducting an invisible cognitive marathon."

"Scarcity is not destiny, but it is powerful."

"When we understand scarcity, we understand behavior better."

"The mind is not independent of circumstances."

"Poverty punishes not just the wallet but the psyche."

"Bandwidth depletion is the hidden cost of poverty."

"We need policies that account for how scarcity shapes behavior."

"The poor have less cognitive surplus for anything."

"Scarcity creates urgency that drowns out reflection."

"Financial strain is psychological strain."

"We judge the poor by standards that require wealth to achieve."

"Bandwidth is finite for everyone, but scarcity makes it visible."

"Poverty is partly a problem of attention, not just income."

"The cost of scarcity is paid daily."

"We must design with the understanding that scarcity shapes choices."

"The psychology of scarcity explains much human behavior."

"Scarcity is not an excuse, but it is an explanation."

"When bandwidth is consumed by basic needs, everything else suffers."

"The poor are not failing, the systems are."

"Cognitive resources are as important as financial resources."

"We underestimate the power of scarcity to shape us."

"Poverty creates a cognitive poverty trap."

"Bandwidth is what separates those who can from those who cannot."

"The mind cannot multitask away from scarcity."

"Scarcity is not just a problem of the poor."

"We all experience scarcity in some form."

"The bandwidth tax is paid by everyone living on the edge."

"Poverty is a bandwidth crisis."