Toward a Psychology of Being
by Abraham H. Maslow
Maslow on growth motivation, peak experiences, self-actualisation and the psychology of health rather than illness. The positive psychology movement's ancestor.
Read it if…
you want the source of self-actualisation.
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Skip it if…
you want the hierarchy summary; see any textbook.
Try instead: Motivation and Personality →
Three things you will actually use
- Deficiency needs versus growth needs.
- Peak experiences are available.
- Study the healthy, not only the sick.
Do this first
Read the chapter on peak experiences.
Our verdict
Self-actualisation, at source.
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