EP. 58 - - - WANTS and NEEDS: Are They Really Different?

About this episode

The episode explores the distinction between wants and needs and how to classify them in the context of personal fulfillment.

I want it…no I need it. What actually is the difference between them? How do you determine what are your essential needs versus what are things that you want and feel like you cannot live without? When you have hobbies that bring you joy, and they are things that also are good for your mind, body, or soul...how do you classify those as wants because they are not essential to making it to tomorrow? Why would it even matter to wake up tomorrow if you were always putting off your wants to the ba...

Topics covered

• wants
• needs
• hobbies
• self-care
• essentialism

Keywords

• wants
• needs
• hobbies
• self-care
• essential needs

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