By Maria Popova
The cause of and cure for the illusion of separateness that keeps us from embracing the richness of life.
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Maslow’s highest level on the hierarchy of needs.
If becoming a self-actualized person means realizing our greatest talents and achieving our greatest potential, how do we go about doing that? How do we achieve self-actualization?
Many people are familiar with Maslow's hierarchy of needs, in which he argued that basic needs such as safety, belonging, and self-esteem must be satisfied (to a reasonable healthy degree) before being able to fully realize one's unique creative and humanitarian potential.
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