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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Thu Jun 28, 2012, 03:16 PM Jun 2012

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What do you think people can be motivated by?

One of the most important questions any society, nation or system has to work out is what is needed to motivate people to, frankly, get out of bed each morning and put some sort of effort into doing something...anything, really.

This major determinant of how a society, nation, or system treats people and what that society, nation or system chooses to value or devalue.

It should be something all of us are thinking about, at some level.

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	The desire to be creative
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	The need for meaning
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	The sincere desire to help others
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	Nothing at all but the fear of losing your job and your home and being thrown off the wheel of life
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	Other
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	People actually CAN'T be motivated at all.
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What do you think people can be motivated by? (Original Post) Ken Burch Jun 2012 OP

You cry for progress, I SCREAM... slackmaster Jun 2012 #1

What's "progess"? Ken Burch Jun 2012 #2

I grew up being taught that Quantess Jun 2012 #3

It's the result of typing on a Crackberry keyboard slackmaster Jun 2012 #4

Love for themselves and significant others ecstatic Jun 2012 #5

Maslow's Triangle oldhippie Jun 2012 #6

slackmaster

(60,567 posts)

1. You cry for progress, I SCREAM...

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 03:35 PM

Jun 2012

Last edited Thu Jun 28, 2012, 04:24 PM - Edit history (1)

For ice cream.

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)

2. What's "progess"?

Reply to slackmaster (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 04:12 PM

Jun 2012

I deserve to know if I'm going to cry for it.

Quantess

(27,630 posts)

3. I grew up being taught that

Reply to Ken Burch (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 04:19 PM

Jun 2012

progress entails clearing the forest, paving over fertile farmland, and building big box stores for our shopping convenience.

slackmaster

(60,567 posts)

4. It's the result of typing on a Crackberry keyboard

Reply to Ken Burch (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 04:24 PM

Jun 2012

ecstatic

(32,814 posts)

5. Love for themselves and significant others

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 04:27 PM

Jun 2012

I think a lot more money should be focused on giving everyone access to counseling services to deal with self esteem and relationship issues.

oldhippie

(3,249 posts)

6. Maslow's Triangle

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 04:36 PM

Jun 2012

[link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs|

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