“The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.” I first read these words of William James, the founder of American psychology, when I was sixteen.
The deepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
Human nature is a concept that denotes the fundamental dispositions and characteristics—including ways of thinking, feeling, and acting—that humans are said to have naturally. The term is often used to denote the essence of humankind, or what it 'means' to be human.
Your life purpose consists of the central motivating aims of your life—the reasons you get up in the morning. Purpose can guide life decisions, influence behavior, shape goals, offer a sense of direction, and create meaning. For some people, purpose is connected to vocation—meaningful, satisfying work.
The desire to be loved back, to be adored, appreciated, to be recognized, to be accepted by someone, the desire to just belong somewhere, to someone, is one of the strongest.
Safety, belonging, and mattering are essential to your brain and your ability to perform at work, at home, and in life overall.
The brain naturally craves 4 things: Food, Sex, Water and Sleep.
Human beings are born with eight primal needs—needs that are programmed by DNA into the subconscious—and are essential for survival. These eight primal needs are acceptance, connectedness, contentment, freedom, gratification, guardianship, prestige, and survival.
Buddha said very clearly that humans have five main desires: food, sleep, sex, money, fame. As we grow these five desires all become stronger.
The desires are power, independence, curiosity, acceptance, order, saving, honor, idealism, social contact, family, status, vengeance, romance, eating, physical exercise, and tranquility. "These desires are what drive our everyday actions and make us who we are," Reiss said.
Many of our everyday behaviors are characterized by bodily sensations that we experience either as an urge or a desire for action.
Human beings are born with eight primal needs—needs that are programmed by DNA into the subconscious—and are essential for survival. These eight primal needs are acceptance, connectedness, contentment, freedom, gratification, guardianship, prestige, and survival.
Food and water are essential for human survival. Although the human body usually cannot live more than two weeks without water, the length of time that a person can live without food varies depending on the size of the person. The body will use its fat and stored protein (muscles) to survive.
Like for example food, shelter, clothing, etc are economic human wants. And those which cannot be bought are non-economic wants like peace, love, affection, etc.
We are motivated to seek food, water, and sex, but our behavior is also influenced by social approval, acceptance, the need to achieve, and the motivation to take or to avoid risks, to name a few (Morsella, Bargh, & Gollwitzer, 2009).
The chimpanzee and bonobo are humans' closest living relatives. These three species look alike in many ways, both in body and behavior.
We may have what we want but it can't last forever or continue to satisfy us forever. Not only is the world constantly changing; our own desires are constantly changing. It is in the nature of the human mind that it does not remain satisfied for long.
Seven Desires explores the common desires God has given us--to be heard, affirmed, blessed, safe, touched, chosen, and included.
According to Eldredge, men have three core desires: battle, adventure, beauty.
Through extensive research, the author has found the following desires (in no specific order): Power, Independence, Curiosity, Acceptance, Order, Saving, Honour, Idealism, Social Contact, Family, Vengeance, Romance, Eating, Physical activity and Tranquillity.