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Would you agree with this statement?

My Psychology professor told us once that everyone reacts to life in only two ways, in other words; they do something because.. (1.) They want something.... or (2.) They want to get away from something......think about it.
We are motivated by desire or fear........

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Yes, I agree with the "love or fear" motivation. If you analyse things closely, you will find that these are the two primary motivations.

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Other 9 Answers to Would you agree with this statement?

amigos	Posted Jul 8th, 2009 at 3:09PM I think he might have miss out, doing something for a worthy cause without fear or favor for yourself. Rated: +2Vote for this!
puzzles100	Posted Jul 8th, 2009 at 3:19PM That's just simplifying it... nothing is ever that simple. Rated: +2Vote for this!
Nessos	Posted Jul 8th, 2009 at 2:52PM My getting to work is neither Rated: +1Vote for this!
wary1	Posted Jul 8th, 2009 at 2:59PM Which was s/he trying to do by telling you that? Rated: +1Vote for this!
theloveslave	Posted Jul 8th, 2009 at 3:12PM What other reasons can you guys think of ? Trying to think myself I do mostly things out of want or need i have to say and many other things to run away. So I dunno. Rated: +1Vote for this!
hobolady	Posted Jul 8th, 2009 at 3:15PM I suppose since you could really extend those two statements to mean pretty much anything than yeah. I mean I volunteer a lot and what I want from that is for the society I live in to be better and to help people... so that is essentially a desire I have. You would have to be imaginative for some things but you could apply those two things to mean pretty much any motive I think. Rated: +1Vote for this!
jules76	Posted Jul 8th, 2009 at 3:19PM I agree. Take the getting to work example. We go to work because we want to get paid, and we fear being fired if we don't show up. The statement is a huge simplification, but I think it's essentially correct. Rated: +1Vote for this!
soursweet	Posted Jul 8th, 2009 at 3:23PM You could say everything in life is desire, without desire you don't "do" anything, including running away from your death. It's the "something" that sounds a bit too material , is knowledge a thing? Rated: +1Vote for this!
woodinhouse	Posted Jul 8th, 2009 at 3:45PM i do things because I want to, i didn't cross the street for fear or because I wanted something, I just felt like it, and I didn't have kids because of fear they were accidents that I felt blessed to recieve, so no I don't agree Rated: +1Vote for this!

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