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Our Cracks Make Us Real authenticity belongingness Aug 02, 2023

Belonging. A core yearning of the human soul.

In 2008, while researching for my graduate studies, I learned about Self-Determination Theory. Edward Deci and Richard Ryan explain that one of the main reasons why human beings do what they do is because of a desire for a relatedness. This same concept...

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