Projects, action steps, and resources researched and published at People Be Peoplin’ are in alignment with psychological theory of human motivations — a.k.a. the stuff researchers found over 83 years ago that we need to have and to do to be our best selves.
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Enable childhood to be a launchpad, not a fight.
Maximize exposure to 7 Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) — the positive relationships and safe environments that help kids thrive.
Shield children.
Minimize exposure to 10 Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) — the traumas and stressors that damage long-term health and stability.
Ensure no parent or guardian has to do it alone.
Give heads of household(s) 1–3 hours of time for self-care daily — childcare, tutoring, supervision — so raising children isn’t a solo survival sport.
No one misses meals or sleeps unsafe.
Meet every person’s Physiological and Safety needs as defined in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
Foster community – you need to belong before you can become.
Maximize access to Love & Belonging, Self-Esteem, and Self-Actualization — using Maslow’s objective framework, the community’s needs, and each person’s own definition of a good life.
Correct the addictions that weren’t accidents.
Help people unlearn the self-destructive patterns that were deliberately taught and incentivized to make exploiting the masses easier. Namely:
- Addiction to sugar and other carcinogens
- Addiction to violence and/or corruption of innocence
- Addiction to drugs (particularly synthetic opioids – see data)
Stop guessing, measure what matters.
Conduct ongoing research on what actually makes citizens happy — and adjust systems based on proven patterns, not ideology or habit.
Address the warming ocean before it addresses us.
Educate, fund, and incentivize real practices to reverse the rise of ocean temperatures.
Plan for the worst day.
Research and build infrastructure to preserve life in mass during natural disasters.