Excess resources create carelessness in humans where as limited resources create anxiety which pushes forward.
Senior secondary school certificate examination news was one of the many pieces of news published mainly on 26th may 1987 with in district. Most of the high achievers in this exam were girls. Reporters reached out to the toppers and interviewed them and published this information with pictures. It was common that many of the high achievers were not from rich families. In reality, some of the students faced serious problems as they were from poor families; they lacked proper study area, books and distractions through noise. They dealt with it and secured high marks in their subjects of interest.
Abundant resources create carelessness in people whereas limited resources instigate feeling of anxiety. Excess resources lead towards lethargy, whereas scarcity causes more coherent efforts towards realization of goals. Hurdles are your ladder steps if used like ones.