How to Be Human and Our 9 Core Needs with Ry Edwards – SASM 129

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The nine core human needs that govern everything in life.
Simple questions that will help you understand why you do what you do.
Why love is helping others meet their core human needs.
How drama club saved Ry from a ton of drama outside of the club.
Why our cultural needs like money, fashion, or travel get conflated with our human needs.
How to make your rituals and routines serve your core needs.
What happens when you ask a stranger to borrow their smartphone.
Why Ry watched a three-hour movie while breathing through a straw.

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[06:06] Ry's seeds of awesomeness
[10:51] The power of music and the story behind Ry's childhood guitar
[15:40] How to be human through faith, love, and joy
[19:58] Some fundamentals of what makes us human
[27:36] Describing and explaining our nine core human needs
[48:01] Cultural needs vs. human needs
[54:11] Why Ry loves love so much

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