Basic needs

Basic needs are the fundamental conditions for well-being and functioning, without which it is more difficult for a person to maintain health, motivation and development.

Definition

Base needs can be understood at several levels: biological, emotional, social and psychological. In the self-determination theory, autonomy, competence and relationality are particularly important because they support internal motivation and well-being. In development practice, it is also worth checking sleep, eating, safety, contact, rest and sense of influence.

Key ideas

Missing key ideas.

Practice and life

When motivation drops, before you evaluate yourself, do a quick audit: sleep, eating, movement, contact, rest, influence. Sometimes the problem is not a lack of meaning, but a broken foundation.

Common misunderstanding

It is a mistake to treat needs as weaknesses. It is also a mistake to confuse need with every momentary whim.

Questions for self-reflection

No questions for self-reflection.

Sources

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