Abraham Maslow and the Psychology of Self-Actualization 

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True happiness it's not about being perfect or famous or rich... it's about being self actualized

"Adversity is not there to break us, it's there to make us"

Self actualisation is being actually what one could be potentially. It brings more frequent peak experiences and makes one more resistant to social comparison hence anxiety. However, self actualisation is hard because most tend to choose the path of easy pleasure. When we succumbed to this tendency, guilt arises. However, this guilt needs not be seen as just a sign of mental weakness, but a call from our inner desire to self actualisation.

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I'd say it was when I accidentally stumbled across Maslow and his work some 4 years ago that I began on my "journey." Comparing myself now to myself then shows me how far I've come, and kinda brings me a kind of peace. Good luck, mates.

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Finally after a lifetime of struggle, pain and humiliation I see myself as self actualized, creative and loving. Now to convince those I love that I am not crazy, Just self actualized!

Maslow is my hero. I’m a student of counseling and a strong proponent of Transpersonal Therapy.

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Wow. This was a very insightful explanation of why self actualisation is important. I agree with this theory because it is the experience in my own life. I’m not happy unless I know I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing and improving my gifts and talents. When I answer that tearing and that cry to be better, I find myself overwhelmed sometimes but then peace comes and assured me to keep going.

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I REALLY needed to hear this type of information during my years as a pre-teen and teenager. It wasn't until college that I discovered these psychology concepts by roaming the aisles of the campus library, randomly looking at books. My curriculum didn't include intro to psych. The internet and videos such as this have fine tuned my understanding. Thank you Academy of Ideas.

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This is sooo perfect! I just did a group as a counselor on Maslow's self actualization mixed in with Yalom' curative factors of group therapy... thank you!

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beautifully presented, maslow is one of my favorite existentialists. thank you AoI

I've been conflicted about my self-actualization for many years now. Thanks for uploading!

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Like many others...I also read Maslow in my MBA days..13 years ago. I understood him just now.

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Lot better than the school of life! no distracting animations. This is pure psychology and philosophy.

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This video had great art and was very eye-opening. I am a college student, and I would pay a substantial amount for a lecture with this content let alone a class.

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these wonderful videos indicate an achieved self actualization.

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"People achieve things without having achieved these. " It can be used as a standard of metric I suppose. I came across such comments in here. I think the point of this hierarchy is to achieve success in your life in a healthy way. People achieve without even having sanity. Simple eg: I have amazing cgpa in my undergrad but I still feel anxiety and depression and lack of self esteem. I compensate for the lack of reliable friendship with over achieving so that maybe someone may become my friend if they start to admire me. At the end of it, i want as stress free and peaceful life as possible to me through me...

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I hope this video can help people everywhere. It is sad that most people are delusional and live in an illusion.

Social comparison is commonly found Among people of much low self esteem. Thus making themselves more depressed.

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Doing what you like doing for the sake of doing it.

In simple words, Become what you were born to be!

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Those of you know just the simple fact that there is something called self actualization are lucky. I'm pretty sure that you see people everyday and everywhere that are oblivious about such stuff and most live an unsatisfied life and never even begin to attempt reaching their full potential. Stay blessed and keep self actualizing.

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That quote from Maslow at the end can be compared to the end of another quote by Marcus Aurelius which reads ''.......what stands in the way becomes the way''.

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Maslo Hierarchy of Needs is just that. At the base level working way up to Self-Actualization. But forgets to include higher aspirations of enlightenment.

Liked, shared and subscribed. Probably worth pointing out that opportunities for self-actualization arise in the usual turmoil of life and might not require much more than the freedom to choose our own burden.