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How Love Intelligence (LQ) Amplifies Adler’s Psychology

How Love Intelligence (LQ) Amplifies Adler’s Psychology and Elevates It to a Higher Plane Alfred Adler made a radical shift in psychology. Instead of focusing on unconscious drives, instincts, and pathology, Adler reframed human motivation as conscious, purposeful, and socially embedded. He saw human beings as driven by: meaning, belonging, contribution, the desire to overcome perceived inadequacy, striving toward a sense of significance within society This was a profound step forward. \Yet in today’s AI-driven, hyper-competitive, emotionally disconnected world, Adler’s ideas — while correct — are no longer sufficient on their own. This is where Love Intelligence (LQ) does not contradict Adler. It completes and elevates him. 1. From “Striving to Overcome Inferiority” → To “Striving from Inner Sufficiency” Adler believed humans strive to overcome feelings of inferiority in order to belong and matter. LQ asks a deeper question: What if human beings no longer need to prove their worth bef...