That's fantastic. I'll have to order a copy. Don't you think you need some self-esteem to even be able to go for self-actualization. It's all about finding out who you are and being okay with yourself enough to want to "actualize" as Maslow used to say. By the way, I'm fond of Maslow's needs theories but there are several other theories of human needs - I can't get into it here.

Anyway, I wonder what Luce is on to - I'll check it out.

There's lots to argue with the above list and #4 is arguable. #7 is difficult. It's like the list of instructions on how to be funny is to "hang around with funny people." It's awesome if you can find them, but you'd have to buy them a lot of dinners to get them to hang around with you if you are not funny.

ha ha.

Always lots to discuss, but I have to run. The course is called "interpersonal communication" in one context and "communication skills for computer scientists" in another.

Edit as you can imagine, I bought a certain funny person a lot of dinners. I am much funnier than I used to be. It was worth every penny.