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it wasn’t until I processed his work that I fully understood the important role loneliness plays in our lives. He explains that as members of a social species, we don’t derive strength from our rugged individualism, but rather from our collective ability to plan, communicate, and work together.
Brené Brown • Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
In 1954, a psychologist named Abraham Maslow surveyed the research in psychology about what motivates people. He boiled down volumes of existing research to a list of needs and desires that people try to fulfill: Transcendence: help others realize their potential Self-actualization: realize our own potential, self-fulfillment, peak experiences Aest
... See moreDan Heath • Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
• On which levels of Maslow’s hierarchy is my game operating? • How can I make my game fulfill more basic needs than it already is? • On the levels my game is currently operating, how can it fulfill those needs even better?
Schell • The Art of Game Design: A book of lenses
To live a safe and social life is to live a sublime life that allows us to reach our potential as humans.
Stephen W. Porges • Our Polyvagal World
In a paper entitled ‘A Theory of Human Motivation’ published in Psychological Review in 1943, Maslow arranged our longings and appetites in a pyramid-shaped continuum, ranging from what he called the lower needs, largely focused on the body, to the higher needs, largely focused on the psyche and encompassing such elements as the need for status, re
... See moreAlain De Botton • The School of Life: An Emotional Education
The more one forgets himself—by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love—the more human he is and the more he actualizes himself.
Viktor E. Frankl • Man's Search for Meaning
When William James, the renowned American psychologist, said, “The deepest human need is to be appreciated,” he wasn’t making a casual heart-warming statement to soothe. Through decades of studying people, he saw the core emotional need we have is for our concerns and needs to be seen and acknowledged.
Richard Strozzi-Heckler • The Leadership Dojo: Build Your Foundation as an Exemplary Leader
Table 2.1: Richard Barrett's relationship of human needs to personal motivation Human need Personal motivation Spiritual 9. Service 8. Making a difference 7. Meaning Mental 6. Personal growth 5. Achievement Emotional 4. Self-esteem 3. Relationships Physical 2. Health 1. Safety
Carolyn Tate • Conscious Marketing: How to Create an Awesome Business with a New Approach to Marketing
