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# Human beings often search publicly for private...
> Human beings often search publicly for private needs: recognition, touch, relief, status, novelty, safety, and belonging. The behavior becomes easier to understand when the visible performance is read as an attempted solution rather than as the whole person.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Prelude to Culture, Social Belonging, and the Environments We Create - Workbook|Prelude to Culture, Social Belonging, and the Environments We Create]]
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“Human beings often search publicly for private needs: recognition, touch, relief, status, novelty, safety, and belonging. The behavior becomes easier to understand when the visible performance is read as an attempted solution rather than as the whole person.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-human-beings-often-rather-whole-person
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