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About this quote

What does it mean?
The quote identifies the desire to feel good about oneself as the strongest driving force in human behavior.
In plain terms
People most want to think highly of themselves.
What can you take from it?
The desire to feel good about yourself is the biggest human driver.

Where it applies

  • understanding behavior
  • self-reflection

Putting it to work

  • analyzing motives
  • improving self-awareness

Questions to consider

  • Do you act to please others or yourself?
  • What drives your decisions?

Another view

It reduces complex human actions to ego alone.

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