When your mind is preoccupied with meeting basic needs, you ... - Sendhil Mullainathan

"When your mind is preoccupied with meeting basic needs, you cannot think strategically about the future."

Sendhil Mullainathan Success

Economist Researcher Indian-American Born 1974 (age 52)

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