> [!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.
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# More
## Source
- https://tim.blog/2026/03/04/the-self-help-trap/ - turns out "Tim" is Tim Ferriss from [[The Tim Ferriss Show]].