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A Theory of Human Motivation

By: Abraham H. Maslow
Narrated by: Troy W. Hudson
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US psychologist Abraham Maslow’s A Theory of Human Motivation is a classic of psychological research that helped change the field for good. Like many field-changing thinkers, Maslow was not just a talented researcher, he was also a creative thinker - able to see things from a new perspective and show them in a different light. He studied what he called exemplary people such as Albert Einstein, Jane Addams, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Frederick Douglass rather than mentally ill or neurotic people.

Maslow generated new ideas, forging what he called "positive" or "humanistic psychology". His argument was that humans are psychologically motivated by a series of hierarchical needs, starting with the most essential first. His theories parallel many other theories of human developmental psychology, some of which focus on describing the stages of growth in humans.

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Classic Psychotherapy Theory

A short listen that fleshes out Maslow’s classic diagram of the hierarchy of needs. Explains what motivates humans.

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Entenderás porqué te motiva lo que te motiva

Excelente libro, entendí las motivaciones del humano desde una perspectiva muy interesante, entender esto me ha ayudado a conocerme mejor, a mi pareja, conocer mejor a mis conocidos, entender porqué los mercados financieros se mueven de la forma en que lo hacen cuando hay "miedo" y cuando hay "seguridad", Conocer que podría pasar cuando mis motivaciones actuales sean satisfechas.

Excelente lectura, básico de la psicología. Totalmente recomendado!

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GREAT BREAKDOWN!

Easy to understand and grasp! z I learned a lot about myself and things that I will apply to my life 

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Fascinating and Useful

Really enjoyed learning about the nature of these levels and relation to other other bigger questions, and implications for psychotherapy.

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Good headline of human motivation of healthy way of life

I like how it gives the reasons why they go together and gives a healthy way to live

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Great narration. Poor editing.

It’s Maslow - so, it’s great story wise.

There were several repeated statements throughout. Atypical of Audible to have so many.

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the needs in order

disliked hiw we didn't talk about the why enough for the need in each section.

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Basic lesson in human psychology and motivation

Probably the most important read for understanding human behaviors. Also to understand why animal testing of human psychology is without much merit.

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This was a long hour that gets better at the end

I was familiar with the chart if needs but had never read any deeper on this theory. I don’t know if it’s the text it’s self or the narration but this was a struggle to get through. Particularly the first chapter. It felt lifeless and fast. I would like to hear a narrator that did a more lively performance to see how I feel about the book.

When it comes to the text itself, the first chapter is a summary of the chart that isn’t particularly helpful. There are other summaries you could find that are better. The later chapters that get into the nuance of the theory, like how not all needs have to be fulfilled for others to arise, that are worth listening to.

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Incredibly boring

Although the research and the overall message here is very powerful and life altering, the way the book is written us almost unreadable for me. I believe the author wanted to make it as concise as possible, but that came out in the form of overly used large words and psychological jargon. I powered through it because it was only an hour, but I prefer other people's interpretations of this book as a better way to digest the information.

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