Toward a Psychology of Being
by Maslow · first published 2006
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…A becomes satisfied 75 per cent need B may emerge 90 per cent, and so on. [/quote] If you want to understand Maslow, there's no escaping his two seminal books: • Motivation and Personality, 1954 • Toward a Psychology of Being, 1962 He writes with superb clarity, and is an absolute joy to read. If you're really, really short on time, at least read his paper, A Theory of Human Motivation[3]. [1] https://scottbarrykaufman.com/who-created-maslows-iconic-pyr...…
on “Maslow never proposed a pyramid” ↗For current work, Paul Bloom comes to mind: "The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering ..." Probably there are others too. From about 50 years ago, I'd also highly recommend "Toward a Psychology of Being" by Abraham Maslow. What a writer! That said, ideas about "graceful suffering" go back to the Greek and Roman Stoics from more 2000 years ago. Read some Seneca and Epictetus, I'd say. FWIW, I've written…
on “How to Live a Happy Life (2016)” ↗Yeah, I gave up halfway through Toward a Psychology of Being because it felt more like wishful thinking about what could possibly happen in the future in this field, with a touch of esotericism, rather than actual well-founded insights.
on “Maslow never proposed a pyramid” ↗