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#TwistedTropes 24: Maslow's awkward hierarchy

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Photo from Wikimedia Commons Everything was awkward about the famous psychologist Abraham Maslow. As a young man, Maslow had very few friends, so he made books his companions, married one of his cousins by accident, and then spent the rest of his life trying to discover the meaning of life. Fermat's dodgy last theorem 18.

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Games, Organizing, & Motivation: ID Links 10/25/22

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Storytelling and CYOA books. The Enduring Allure of Choose Your Own Adventure Books | The New Yorker. However, if you loved the original books and are curious about the history, it is interesting. You didn’t necessarily identify with the unnamed “you” who starred in each book. Random Plot Generator. h/t Jean Marrapodi.

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The importance of continuous learning in elearning content

Plume - e-learning & learning management systems

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs recognised learning and self-actualisation – for the betterment of one’s self – as the highest need. Maslow, A. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs ( Motivation and personality. Maslow, A. Continuous learning in everyday life.

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#TwistedTropes 30. Halley's boring comet

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It's already been booked into the astronomical calendar, drinks and deckchairs ordered. Maslow's awkward hierarchy 25. No wonder so many students struggle to motivate themselves. Halley's comet will visit us again, boring as socks on Christmas day, in June 2061 (You got 24 pairs - Editor). I doubt it very much. Moore's obsolete law 19.

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Debunking the Major Myth of Engagement

CLO Magazine

Individual worldviews and other advanced capacities develop in response to awakened needs, similar to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which describes a progression from survival to self-actualization and transcendence. ” Finally, level 5 capacity, or “purpose,” corresponds to Maslow’s self-actualization need.

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#TwistedTropes 25. Schindler's shopping list

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Thomas Keneally's 1982 book Schindler's Ark tells the story of his high risk strategies to save his workers from the Nazis. Or later in life, a list of all the book and film deals he was offered? When Hollywood film director Steven Spielberg acquired the film rights, he was forced to use the more anodyne title Schindler's List.

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#TwistedTropes 27. Washington's wooden teeth

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Maslow's awkward hierarchy 25. Fermat's dodgy last theorem 18. Moore's obsolete law 19. Lucifer's idiotic fall 20. Adam's poisoned apple 21. Hadrian's busted wall 22. Montezuma's terrible revenge 23. Dale's shameful cone 24. Schindler's shopping list 26. Unported License.

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