Need vs. Want — A Useful Construct

Here is a profound and definitive construct which clarifies the critical distinction between these two everyday words and why that distinction is important. NEED: The term, “need,” always invokes a CONDITION. Needs are always conditional. If I say I need something, there is a condition that something fulfills. A need, properly and clearly expressed, will always include the condition related to the need as in, “I need X in order to Y.” For example, people will often cite food or air as a, “need.” When pressed why food or air are needs, they typically and unwittingly demonstrate this construct. They will say, “because we’ll die without them.” So, we need food and air IN ORDER TO live. There is a clear condition associated with the word, “need.” However, very seldom do we articulate the associated condition when we use the term, “need.” Without an associated condition, the term, “need,” just becomes a synonym for, “want,” with perhaps a bit more emphasis. “Need,” the way it is commonly used, is just something greatly wanted. <a href="https://medium.com/@chrischen_56574/need-vs-want-a-useful-construct-9a54348a9a7e">Read More</a>