satisfiers

Things that suffice

Satisfiers are things that fulfill a need, want, or requirement.

In economics and psychology, the term often appears in discussions of what motivates people or makes them content—basic satisfiers like food and shelter versus higher-level ones like recognition or self-expression.

Someone described as a satisfier tends to accept good-enough solutions rather than pursuing perfection.

The job wasn't exciting, but the salary and benefits were major satisfiers.

psychological

needs

Essential requirements

motivators · drives · pleasures · comforts · rewards · contentment · happiness · well-being · Maslow · intrinsic

contractual

requirements

Necessary conditions for something

compliance · stipulations · clauses · provisions · deliverables · benchmarks · standards · specifications · milestones · performance

consumer

products

Items made for sale

value · service · amenities · perks · upgrades · extras · conveniences · offerings · deliverables · must-haves

mathematical

constraints

Limits on action

conditions · parameters · values · functions · inequalities · criteria · requirements · bounds · feasibility · optimization

Categories
Opposites
fulfillment function

satisfiersirritants

Things causing vexation

annoyances · pain points · demotivators · aggravators · detractors

Kano model categories

satisfiersmust-haves

Indispensable requirements

delighters · exciters

Phrases
Family

satisfied, dissatisfied, unsatisfied, satisfies, self-satisfied

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