"I'm someone who likes plowing new ground then walking away from it. I get bored. I like discovery, not proving." (Abraham Maslow)
Maslow identified two types of motives. The first one, deficiency motives are satisfied, and for a period of time stop directing behavior, once the needed object, such as food for example, has been obtained. The second one, growth needs, are not satisfied once the object of the need is found. Instead, growth need may even lead to an increase of the need (Burger, 2011, p. 284).
"Whether one calls it a growth tendency, a drive towards self-actualization, or a forward moving directional tendency, it is the mainspring of life." (Carl Rogers)
Maslow identified two types of motives. The first one, deficiency motives are satisfied, and for a period of time stop directing behavior, once the needed object, such as food for example, has been obtained. The second one, growth needs, are not satisfied once the object of the need is found. Instead, growth need may even lead to an increase of the need (Burger, 2011, p. 284).
"Whether one calls it a growth tendency, a drive towards self-actualization, or a forward moving directional tendency, it is the mainspring of life." (Carl Rogers)
I am never satisfied. The more I accomplish, the more I desire.
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