Financial scarcity principle for personal life

Sun 23rd, March 2025

Ciao, Happy Sunday Evening!

'According to the scarcity principle, the price for a scarce good rises until an equilibrium is reached between supply and demand.'

This week, I've seen this principle play out vividly in my own life. When something feels difficult to obtain, its value skyrockets in my eyes. But once I have it, that heightened value tends to level out, equilibrating with the rest of the things I've managed to obtain.

This led me to a surprising question: what if intentionally creating scarcity could actually enrich my life? What if limiting my monthly pastry intake would make each treat more enjoyable? What if reducing my daily reel consumption would make each laugh more genuine? Dishabituating myself from constant abundance to help me noticing the everyday wonders. 

In a world where we are constantly bombarded with information and options, my true value of things (and experiences) does not derive from their abundance, but from our ability to intentionally limit them.

Nexus Book

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With the concept of carefully avoiding being overwhelmed by the torrent of information in mind, I set a daily limit for social media and decided to ban its usage in bed, both before sleeping and upon waking.

Lastly, I removed profiles that sponsor products and muted acquaintances whose posts didn't add value to my time.

This drastically reduced the amount of things I wanted or bought. Eventually, I started saving more.

Thank you,

HerStoryCaffe

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