Narrated by Michael Easter, Scarcity Brain by Michael Easter has a runtime of 9 hrs 18 mins on Audible.
Publisher’s Summary
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Comfort Crisis asks: Are we hardwired to crave more? From food and stuff to information and influence, why can’t we ever get enough?
“Reveals the biological and evolutionary foundations behind your brain’s fixations, so you can stop seeking and start living.”—Melissa Urban, Whole30 CEO and author of The Book of Boundaries
Have you ever found yourself wondering “Why do I want more than I have?” Michael Easter, author of The Comfort Crisis and one of the world’s leading experts on behavior change, shows that the problem isn’t you. The problem is your scarcity mindset, left over from our ancient ancestors. They had to constantly seek and consume to survive because vital survival tools like food, material goods, information, and power were scarce and hard to find.
But with our modern ability to easily fulfill our ancient desire for more, our hardwired “scarcity brain” is now backfiring. And new technology and institutions—from dating and entertainment apps to our food and economic systems—are exploiting our scarcity brain. They’re bombarding us with subversive “scarcity cues,” subtle triggers that lead us into low-reward cravings that hurt us in the long run. Scarcity cues can be direct and all-encompassing, like a sagging economy. Or they can be subtle and slight, like our neighbor buying a shiny new car.
Easter traveled the world to consult with remarkable innovators and leading scientists who are finding surprising solutions for our scarcity brain. He discovered simple tactics that can move us towards an abundance mindset, cement healthy habits, and allow us to live our lives to the fullest and appreciate what we have, including how to:
• Detect hidden scarcity cues to stop cravings before they start, from a brilliant slot machine designer in a Las Vegas casino laboratory
• Turn alone time into the ultimate happiness hack, from artisanal coffee-making Benedictine monks
• Reignite your exploration gene for a more exciting and fulfilling life, from an astronaut onboard the International Space Station
• Reframe how we think about and fix addiction and bad habits, from Iraq’s chief psychiatrist
• Recognize when you have enough, from a woman who left a million-dollar career path to adventure the world
Our world is overloaded with everything we’re built to crave. The fix for scarcity brain isn’t to blindly aim for less. It’s to understand why we crave more in the first place, shake our worst habits, and use what we already have better. Then we can experience life in a new way—a more satisfying way.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Michael Easter
- Length: 9 hrs 18 mins
- Publisher: Random House Audio
- Release year: 2023
- Audible category: Health & Wellness / Psychology & Mental Health / Psychology
Listener Ratings
Scarcity Brain holds an average listener rating of 4.5/5 from 747 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.5/5
- Story: 4.5/5
- 5-star ratings: 70% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “Fascinating data on why we repeat behaviors “
Comfort Crisis opens your eyes and mind to our current unseen crisis. Scarcity Brain shows they whys behind our behavior. Makes your feel like you could actual start to change some potentially negative habits, for good.— Amazon Customer, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Great book to supplement knowledge of the law of attraction”
This book is great in providing a scientific background on how one can go in and out of an abundance mindset. This would be a good supplement for someone who is interested in the law of attraction and what happens in one’s body when you’re out of alignment with an abundant vibration.— Amazon Customer, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Now I patiently have to wait for the 3rd book…”
I remember after finishing the comfort crisis and when Michael announced the release date for scarcity brain, it seemed like I would have to wait an eternity for it to be released. Well, scarcity brain definitely did not disappoint at all, but have to repeat this cycle waiting for the 3rd book and of course, will wonder what the hell else he could write about that could top the first two books!— geoffrey wang, Audible listener
For full pricing and the 30-day Audible free trial offer, see the link on this page.
