Going after Maisie was a relentless, highly organized pursuit, and it gave him great satisfaction, and it was a turning point in his development, for he knew that no third-year arts person, however bright, could have passed himself off, after a week's study, among the undergraduate mathematicians and physicists who were Beard's colleagues.
When I discovered after school activities that involved hanging out in dark, air-conditioned places playing make-believe (What's up, theater nerds!) I gave up organized athletic pursuits altogether.
To achieve maximal fulfillment, homo economicus must organize his chosen pursuits into a rational life plan.
In that latter case, dopaminergic reward might be seen as both indicating and organizing further pursuit of actual or potential need satisfaction while opioid bliss both responds to and favors consummatory activity, as when dopaminergic exploration and instrumental pursuit have prepared the stage for this and no more of these are needed.
The Consortium is headed by a Leadership Committee who meet once a month to plan and organize events in pursuit of this mission, including academic, professional development (both in and outside academia), personal wellness, outreach, science communication, and social events.
Such a self-conception both gives expression to ideals and commitments that shape the individual's identity, and also organizes desires, choices, pursuits, and projects in ways that give substance and worth to the self.
Drawing on a decade's worth of empirical data, Kasser examines what happens when we organize our lives around materialistic pursuits.
With no more pursuit races to organize in Vancouver, Baier said he hoped that there would be no further problems.
Human behavior is organized around the pursuit of biological goals, and any social event that interferes with these evolved strategic goals may constitute a stressor.
Upon his graduation he was swiftly promoted to lieutenant colonel, and he organized the 99th Pursuit Squadron, the first entirely African American air unit, which flew tactical support missions in the Mediterranean theatre.
With any interacting group of students a social organization of some kind will emerge, but it will not necessarily or even very likely be organized around the pursuit of knowledge and understanding.
