> [!tldr] Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs misses the point Maslow's (very famous) hierarchy of needs makes no room for **relationships**, which are the essence of life. ![[IMG_1650.webp]] The hierarchy, from the source, who apparently got it from [[Wikipedia]]. [[Life is about relationships with people]]. Maslow's hierarchy doesn't touch on this at all. Enter **The Hamburger of Needs**: ![[IMG_1651.webp]] > [!quote] > For our purposes, the meat, the whole point of the hamburger, is that middle layer: relationships. That is the center of life. **** # More ## Source - https://tim.blog/2026/03/04/the-self-help-trap/ - turns out "Tim" is Tim Ferriss from [[The Tim Ferriss Show]].