Living as a King vs. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (narrated) [JT #43]

00:00 Starting from the Top
02:27 Maslow's Hierarchy
06:33 A Community of Support
11:06 Maslow's Theoretical Take
14:48 Birth as Self-Actualization
19:15 Modernity Thwarts You

Maslow's hierarchy of needs has traditionally been taught to school kids around the world. The purpose of life, the schema claims, is to achieve self-actualization, self-improvement, and then, perhaps, transcendence. But starting the hierarchy from the bottom actually produces impossible psychological hurdles. There is a better way to do life, namely by starting from the top.