38. Sendhil Mullainathan Explains How to Generate an Idea a Minute (Part 2)
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Cognitive Burdens of Financial Stress
This chapter explores how contextual cues, such as economic status and basic needs like hunger, affect cognitive processing and performance. It emphasizes the detrimental impact of financial stress on productivity and underscores the need for redesigning social programs to ease cognitive overload for individuals in poverty.
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