"So, human motivation aims not to eliminate arousal but to seek optimum levels of arousal. Having all our biological needs satisfied, we feel driven to experience stimulation and we hunger for information. We are 'infovores,' says neuroscientists Irving Biederman and Edward Vessel (2006), after identifying brain mechanisms that reward us for acquiring information. Lacking stimulation, we feel bored and look for a way to increase arousal to some optimum level. However, with too much stimulation comes stress, and we then look for a way to decrease arousal." -- Page 420
This image below fully exemplifies the human thirst for stimulation. When needs are completely satisfied that enable us to fully function and meet needs for survival, we want to experience fun excitement. I have always wanted to try new things. While I'm not sure skydiving is exactly that, I seek stimulation in the form of roller coasters. This stimulation keeps me on the edge of my seat in life, and prevents me from falling into a statement of prolonged boredom. I'm always looking for new and exciting things to do to keep my stimulation and knowledge pepped and energized, providing a nice balance to the amount of work I seem to always have to do.
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