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Giant Brain Candy: Sharper After the Harvest. In one much-debated study, sugar-cane farmers in India scored lower on reasoning tests before harvest, when money was tight, than after it. The researchers argued the situation, not the person, caused the drop. Source: Scarcity and the mind’s bandwidth.
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  1. Mani, A., Mullainathan, S., Shafir, E., & Zhao, J. (2013a). Poverty impedes cognitive function. Science, 341(6149), 976–980.

Journey 8 · Abundance

Sharper After the Harvest

In one much-debated study, sugar-cane farmers in India scored lower on reasoning tests before harvest, when money was tight, than after it. The researchers argued the situation, not the person, caused the drop.

Source: Scarcity and the mind’s bandwidth · Growing evidence

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