Maslow

In class on Monday we talked about motivation and what motivates people. During the discussion Dr. Goates mentioned Maslow's Hierarchy of needs. This basically says that people have a structure of needs where most important needs (ex. food) need to be fulfilled before other needs like social acceptance.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

 

The top part of the pyramid is this idea of self actualization. Self actualization is the idea that people are always striving to be the best they can be. And that this is the sole motive to realize a person's full potential. I found this idea to be quite amazing. Self actualization is a very interesting and almost utopian idea. People would do their jobs to the best of their ability and become "masters" at their jobs.