The popular assumption has been that people cannot attain the needs at the top until they have met the ones below. Maslow himself took a more nuanced view, realizing that numerous patterns of fulfillment can exist. For example, rock climbers achieve self-actualization in unroped ascents of thousands of feet, ignoring basic safety considerations.
Ik had al gelezen dat Maslow een genuanceerde visie had, maar dit is de eerste keer dat ik een concreet voorbeeld zie.