English Diary 2026
0816-3 Abraham H. Maslow, "A Theory of Human Motivation" Maslow's "A Theory of Human Motivation" proposes that human needs are organized in a rough hierarchy. Lower level needs tend to have greater priority when they are seriously deprived, but once they are relatively satisfied, higher level needs are more likely to emerge as important sources of motivation. Image courtesy of Amazon There are people who manage to pass the bar examination after only six months of study, and there are even junior high school students who pass the Eiken Grade 1 exam. Meanwhile, this autumn will mark my third attempt since I first took the exam at the beginning of this year. If I am still taking it next winter, a full year will have passed since I began working seriously on past Eiken examinations. Even more disconcertingly, it will have been five years since I started assiduously building my vocabulary and reading extensively. The thought is rather unnerving. Still, there is not...