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― Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
“human beings need three basic things in order to be content: they need to feel competent at what they do; they need to feel authentic in their lives; and they need to feel connected to others. These values are considered "intrinsic" to human happiness and far outweigh "extrinsic" values such as beauty, money and status.”
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― Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
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― Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
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― Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
― Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
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― Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
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