Why Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs Matters

[@theschooloflifetv]

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[@xzonia1]

I think I might move off the first rung soon and onto the second level (security). :P

[@AHarper94]

I feel that I have achieved/realised all of these layers. However balancing them out is a life long process

[@danielslegend5836]

The esteem respect shit is absolutely euphemistic stupid nonsense. What you need is a hard slap in the face exactly at stage four.

[@drswetaruparel]

In my 20s I gave over importance to self actualization part which I sometimes regret now. At present working on building base (materialistic) part at 34 years of age!

[@oilonpaper]

My base is too wide. I'm trying to correct that. 🙂

[@TheBurgessNetwork]

I first learned about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs when I went to grad school to study business and finance. It changed my life because it changed the way I SAW my life. My parents are survivors. They felt as long as I had the basics (food, clothing, shelter, health insurance) everything is fine. When it was time for me to go out into the "real world" they said, find a job that provides a retirement plan, health insurance and enough money to buy a house and a car. I wanted to be a filmmaker. Nope - they said filmmaking is for rich, white men - not for a poor, black woman. I asked, once you have the basics covered, what is the point? What is the reason to keep living, using up the Earth's natural resources (like water), and not committing suicide? Seriously. There is a difference between surviving and living a fulfilling life. Before grad school, I knew I wanted to live, not just survive. I was once angry with my parents, but I forgave them because I realized only a self-actualized person can raise and support a self-actualized child. That's why it took me until my late 20s going to grad school to learn about this pyramid. Money makes the world go around so you need it to cover the basics (rent, food, etc). I always understood that. But everyone's ultimate goal should be financial freedom and self-actualization - no matter how long it takes to get there.

[@CaptainRumi]

I wish you nothing but the best for your journey!

[@JCA51698]

IKR about parents providing only the basics. They can’t imagine anything other than what they were taught and modeled by their own parents.

[@MrCastoravenue]

when I was an exchange student back in my childhood I went to an American school and lived in a host family (white Irish+Jewish origins). I always wondered why so many blacks were discriminated in the US in the 21 century the time when we have already landed on the Moon and trying to go further... They (my host family) told me that the blacks had themselves to blame for the ongoing injustice and humiliation and this was LONG before the Black Lives Matter! I said to them NO this is wrong! It is the sole responsibility of the currant Government to distribute the resources and the state budget evenly! It's not right to see the poor getting poorer, while the rich getting fatter...They said it's life it's CAPITALISM.....

[@JosephKulik2016]

Dear MJ Burgess: It is rare to see such an intelligent comment on KZbin and I agree with all you say. However, you must understand that there exist actual social forces bent on ensuring that average Americans NEVER reach a level of true self actualization. In fact, under the Patriot Act, a citizen who achieves true self actualization in their life might be considered a "national security threat". After a 30 year award winning career as a teacher in NYC schools, John Taylor Gatto spent the rest of his life crucifying in print the American Public School System. His bottom line conclusion was that the explicit purpose of public education is actually not to educate the student at all but to "dumb him down" instead. Gatto saw the purpose of public education being the production of "automatons", or robots for the corporate business world, willing to do their assigned tasks devoid of any real thought about them. Gatto himself asserts that including any consideration of "critical thinking" into public school curricula would be a threat to the Capitalist status quo. And that's just the beginning. In 30 years as a consumer debt collector, I had ample opportunity to see how manipulative and often untrue advertising unfairly persuades millions of people to sink into the pit of "debt slavery" where their paychecks are spent on bills even before they even receive them. In her recent book "Divining Desire", Liza Featherstone reveals how Big Business advertising employs social psychologists whose job it is to produce ads and commercials that are psychologically irresistible to the consumer. Our Capitalist society doesn't want self actualized human beings. They want cogs that fit into the Capitalist machine. On the consumer side that means keeping people engrossed with their lower level needs. That also makes people politically malleable because their thought processes never become developed enough to question the status quo. Yes, indeed it is possible to reach true self actualization in this life, but you must recognize the forces that are working against you before you just waste your time. ... [e-mail]

[@mosub6546]

MJ, this is a beautiful reply.

[@luisespanola]

Luxury lifestyle brands and social media companies hit esteem and self-actualization needs pretty well, however, they give only but shadows of those needs - a false sense of self-esteem and self-actualization.

[@shmii7724]

Exactly my thoughts! Also, the brands back in Maslow's time only covered a very superficial layer of self actualization or simply used it as a trick to lure people into buying their products. In school, we have a subject called "Macht der Medien" (= the power of media), where we actually used Maslow's pyramid in order to create advertisements for chewing gum or blue jeans. The teachers didn't mention it, but after watching this video it became very clear what I had suspected before: Brands try to fool us into believing that they will have all of their higher needs fulfilled, when in reality, this is not at all the case. The chewing gum brand and advertisement I created focused on people who want to feel special and to be seen as someone independent (which in itself doesn't make a lot of sense, to want to be SEEN as someone INDEPENDENT). Hence, the poster I made featured a guy wearing wierd, colourful clothes and my slogan went: "Do the f*ck you want". If you bought this chewing gum, you'd maybe feel cool for a bit. But obviously, chewing a special gum isn't going to make you feel accomplished or authentic on the long run. After a month or two, no one will react to your special chewing gum anymore and you too will forget its inital meaning and just continue buying it because you've had them for a while now.

[@StephanieFink515]

You're right. And influencer culture takes advantage of our need for relationships and belonging, again promising self-actualization when really they're just trying to sell us crap we barely have any need for.

[@vidividivicious]

Yes, because people living under capitalism have been, since childhood, taught to rely on commodities to create an identity for themselves. In our current times, identity is eliminated and replace with a new one just to keep buying more stuff. Basically, people are forced to buy and sense of belonging and fulfillment. This is what neoliberalism is, where there is a market for everything; marketing and advertisements are the tools, to create a need (really a problem) and sell you the solution, but only temporarily, because you have to keep buying what they produce. A rise in autism, adhd, depression, suicide, drug abuse is no coincidence. It is a symptom of the current system

[@kinseydesignsbrands]

Very well said!

[@Lektro4464]

@@vidividivicious mostly correct, though I don't think autism and adhd are caused by the environment. As far as I know you are born like that, not made.

[@osse1n]

*It's hard to care about virtue and humility when a person is hungry in every aspect of life.*

[@Furiousbuddha]

-osho

[@notabhi01]

@@Furiousbuddha 🤣

[@MrHlcg1962]

Yes, it's very hard to have ideals on an empty stomach.

[@archmad]

@@MrHlcg1962 totally disagree. many philosophers, artists, composers, writers, etc made inspiration from hardships in life.

[@MrHlcg1962]

archmad they are the exception. And the very rare also a minute part of the population. But I know where your coming from and I agree. Desperation can produce wonderful art and pieces. Thank you

[@oIJustForFunIo]

Sad thing is: Most people try to educate children by denying them the fulfillment of their needs. This results in humans who are very uncertain about the love they deserve and the amount of love they really own. I really hope we somehow learn to bypass this strategy of conditioning and enable our children to live to their full potential.

[@aveclasse17]

yes, it's sad when religion (the spiritual) is used to justify utter neglect, abuse, and poverty...so sooo damaging

[@frankm.2850]

Its more than a little distressing when adults in a child's life withhold love, affection, and approval as a sort of carrot to encourage acomplishment. Poeple do this and then wonder why there are so many adults who are so deeply damaged and psychospiritually unwell. Only in a culture as obsessed with wealth, power, and prestige as the modern West is would this be seen as healthy or in any way a "good" idea.

[@jueshihuanggua3162]

@robert martin part of growing up is learning you don't always get what you want or need in life, just because you have "needs" doesn't mean you deserve or are entitled to their fulfilment, or would be provided with it. I'm asian, you guys in the west dwell too much, you don't have nearly as much social problems as you think

[@noice2606]

Pei Qiaoqiao pain can be big or small. Someone in the west has a dying friend and you wouldn’t know. But perhaps in the east a large earthquake killed hundreds. Would the person in the west care? Perhaps. Because in the end both sides of the spectrum experienced loss. No matter how big nor how small. Because even a speck of sympathy can open a pathway for empathy and vulnerability.

[@jueshihuanggua3162]

@@noice2606 that's the problem, fishing and relying on other people's sympathy don't make people happy, it makes people entitled and needy, and resentful when they don't have their emotional needs met. At the end of the day, the only person that's responsible for your emotions is you.

[@parthnagda3775]

During Maslow's time, his country was still a developing one and the people could not afford to move up their needs. " To be able to worry about meaning of life, is truly a luxury"

[@somerandomvertebrate9262]

Nonsense. America and western Europe in Maslow's time were mature industrial societies where basic needs were met and all young people got married. People doubtless had an easier time moving up their needs heirarchy in the 1950's than today.

[@parthnagda3775]

@@somerandomvertebrate9262 nope.

[@somerandomvertebrate9262]

@@parthnagda3775 lol. You're probably some young dude cut off from the past, and by the looks of it not even European. So what do you know about the fifties, Parth?

[@crowstakingoff]

Parth Nagda Can I ask you, where you got that quote from? I would very much appreciate it if you could point me towards the source

[@letsplaybaby8098]

@@somerandomvertebrate9262 nope

[@llewellyn5368]

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs explains the best day of my life. Walking down a quiet street one day, I had a most profound 'stop and smell the roses' experience. Suddenly the natural world appeared so much more beautiful then ever before, and an overwhelming appreciation for the miracle of life followed. I was taught Maslow's Hierarchy in high school and related my experience to having reached self-actualisation. Wishing that everyone has the opportunity to experience this in their lifetime, peace and love to all :)

[@Bc232klm]

That's not about Maslow, that's just a state of flow and being mindful of your existence. It's not "self actualization"

[@reynal_omnicide9217]

@@Bc232klm Exactly what I thought. I'm glad I won't be the one perceived as an asshole for saying it

[@campkira]

Hierarchy of Needs is for estimate people need. The diagram can work with many outlook. You can stuck on island with no food, no all kind of shit but you can set for self actualization before you dead...

[@Weareyoungsorry]

This is not self-actualisation per se but a "peak experience" so don't listen to the people in the comments, your experience is 100% related to Maslow's theory :) keep being present

[@goofyahhh254]

@@Weareyoungsorry I was learning about this in business management class a few months back and the context was therefore very practical and something to achieve in a physical sense. I think it applies more to a physical sense because all stages contain a set of practical experiences to have in order to finally achieve self actualisation. For example, stage 1 food, water shelter etc. Stage 2 (forgot), stage 3 having good social ties and friends, stage 4 (forgot), stage 5 self-actualization. I forgot the stages, and I have an exam in a couple weeks, I should get revising!

[@ThumpinglyGood]

FULL TRANSCRIPT: One of the most legendary ideas in the history of psychology Is located in an unassuming triangle Divided into 5 sections referred to universally simply as ‘Maslow's pyramid of needs’. This profoundly influential pyramid first saw the world in an academic Journal in the United States in 1943 where it was crudely drawn in black and white and surrounded by dense and jargon-rich text. It has since become a mainstay of psychological analyses, business presentations and TED talks - and grown ever more colourful and emphatic in the process. The pyramid was the work of 35-year-old Jewish psychologist Of Russian origins called Abraham Maslow, who had been looking, since the start of his professional career for nothing less than the meaning of life. No longer part of the Close-knit orthodox family of his youth, Maslow wanted to find out what could make life purposeful for people (himself included) in modern-day America a country where the pursuit of money And fame seemed to have eclipsed anymore interior or authentic aspirations. He saw Psychology as the discipline that would enable him to answer the yearnings and questions that people had once taken to religion. He suddenly saw that human beings could be said to have essentially five different kinds of need: on the one hand, the psychological or what one could term, without any mysticism being meant by the word, the spiritual and on the other, the material. For Maslow, we all start with a set of utterly non-negotiable and basic physiological needs, for food, water, warmth and rest. In addition, we have urgent safety needs for bodily security and protection from attack. But then we start to enter the spiritual domain. We need belongingness and love. We need friends and lovers; we need esteem and respect. And Lastly, and most grandly, we are driven by what Maslow called - in a now legendary term - an urge for self-actualization: a vast touchingly nebulous, and yet hugely apt concept involving what Maslow described as ‘living according to one's full potential’ and ‘becoming who we really are’. Part of the reason why the description of these needs, laid out in pyramid form has, proved so persuasive is their capacity to capture, with elemental simplicity, a profound structural truth about human existence. Maslow was putting his finger, with unusual deftness and precision, on a set of answers to very large questions that tend to confuse and perplex us viciously, particularly when we are young, namely: What are we really after? What do we long for? And how do we arrange our priorities and give and give due regard for the different and competing claims we have on our attention? Maslow was reminding us with artistic concision of the shape of an ideal well-lived life, proposing at once that we cannot live by our spiritual callings alone, but also that it cannot be right to remain focused only on the material either. We need, to be whole, both the material and the spiritual realms to be attended to, the base lending support while the summit offers upward direction and definition. Maslow was rebutting calls from two kinds of zealots: firstly, over-ardent spiritual types who might urge us to forget entirely about money, housing, a good insurance policy and enough to pay for lunch. But he was also fighting against extreme hard-nosed pragmatists who might imply that life was simply a bread process of putting food on the table and going to the office. Both camps had - for Maslow - misunderstood the complexity of the human animal. Unlike other creatures, we truly are multifaceted, called at once to unfurl our soul according to its inner destiny - and to make sure we'll be able to pay the bills at the end of the month. Operating at the heyday of American capitalism, Maslow was interestingly ambivalent about business. He was awed by the material resources of large corporations around him but at the same time he lamented that almost all their economic activity was - unfairly and bizarrely - focused on honouring customers’ needs at the bottom of his pyramid. America’s largest companies were helping people to have a roof over their heads, feeding them, moving them around and ensuring they could talk to each other long-distance. But they seemed utterly uninterested in trying to fulfil the essential spiritual appetites defined on the higher slopes of his pyramid. Towards the end of his long life, Maslow expressed a hope that businesses could in time learn to make more of their profits from addressing not only our basic needs but also - and as importantly - our higher spiritual and psychological ones as well. That would be truly enlightened capitalism. In the personal sphere, Maslow's pyramid remains a hugely useful object to turn to whenever we're trying to assess the direction of our lives. Often, as we reflect upon it, we start to notice that we really haven't arranged and balanced our needs as wisely and elegantly as we might. Some lives have gotten implausible wide base: all the energy seems directed towards material accumulation. At the same time, there are lives with an opposite problem, where we have not paid due heed to our need to look after our fragile and vulnerable bodies. Maslow's beautifully simple visual cue is, above anything else, a portrait of a life lived in harmony with the complexities of our nature. We should, at our less frantic moments, use it to reflect with newfound focus on what it is we might do next.

[@jkstubbington]

Thank you!!!

[@elibu]

"The School of Life" is Maslow's dream come true ;-)

[@Justin.Martyr]

@The Confusing Riddle *Wut da Fuk, WUT you Ignorant ChiLd MoLester!!!?????*

[@mikeidk5548]

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[@alejandrojimenez2363]

You guys should start a podcast.

[@davidcarvalho2803]

alex gonzales up

[@Ravenlion13]

Yeah I'd listen

[@JoVicttor49]

YES

[@weltschmertzz]

This is uncanny. I was just thinking i want to listen to this while doing something else lol

[@NenaLavonne]

alex gonzales yes!

[@zoalerix]

Guys remember this is an idea to get you thinking and do not blindly accept ideas of how your life is supposed to be. This is a fantastic realization by Maslow and he makes great points. I have been studying self development for 6 years, and this is congruent.

[@falsepanda2981]

Agreed. While they are undoubtedly useful in some situations, models and ideas such as this are by no means universally accurate, and I think it irresponsible for a channel giving life advice to present it at face value like this.

[@zzulm]

Meeting our needs can help with anxiety. I would get anxiety when my need for safety wasn't met. And when I took small breaks and deep breaths it got better. Also, self respect is honoring our needs.

[@raycole4039]

Maslow's Hierarchy is good for figuring out what to do next. You may wish for self-actualization, as that is the ideal, but you can't get there until your other needs are met. If you feel stuck it helps to know where exactly on the pyramid you're stuck.

[@Polyskill]

Maslow’s theory is my most favourite in deed. I wish everyone must chew it and would understand it. I can speak hours to discuss it correlating to every socio-economic tier.

[@glossywork]

As much I respect your passion for Maslow's works, I think it's quite logical to say that brands or luxury promotes a false sense of self-actualization but indeed in some senses that's enough to make us feel as if it does but it's dogma and I am looking forward to debating this issue :)

[@NoFlu]

@@glossywork I think it is heavily dependent on what a person wants from life, philosphicaly and it can also change throughout their lives. However, regarding brands and such, I would debate more that they belong to the esteem or belongingness category, afterall, you want to show that you belong to the group that is wearing the brand or you want to show others that you are able to efford the expensive clothing, demanding respect. I would argue that many people, especially younger wants, do not necessarily think about self-actualization to an extend as people more interested in psychology or philosophy do. I am, however, more intersted in the security step of the hierarchy, as nowadays, you have many people taking unnecssary risks for one reason or another (either to belong in a group or for esteem/actualization reasons, with stuff like people doing extreme sports, which in itself is a security risk)

[@dontcallthemliberals3316]

@@NoFlu It's actually the opposite, what you want from life is dependant on where you are on the pyramid. For example if you are worried about feeding your family then security is going to be more important. But if you come from a rich family then extreme sports makes sense since you are more focused on maximising your potential and becoming someone who isn't afraid of danger. Caring about your identity or what you do for a living is the ultimate luxury. Want to find the socialist or the body builder? look for the old money.

[@kbtken]

I always thought of the chart as a road rather than a triangle. When basic survival is right in front of you, self actualization always seems far away. Also if you are distracted into looking down at the ground in front of you, you are no longer looking down the road to where you should be headed

[@mrssomeone2143]

Why not make them both linear. You can have them all in one go. Self actualization is too overrated, it is only an ego to be seen by others. Self actualization is not that far, it is near

[@Toshineko]

I first learned about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs when I read about how to write character motivations. I learned that if one of our human needs goes missing, then we would get driven to do anything to get that human need back. This theory would not only help in helping writers to create characters, but also make them relatable and likable.

[@InternetPirate7]

Well said

[@virvisquevir3320]

"Man does not live by bread alone."

[@ofyhwh-0076]

Vir Quisque Vir Is that a quote from the Bible

[@ernestoglez6725]

Water, bread and sex

[@anshumanbiswal2225]

@@ernestoglez6725 logical(for most)....but those who are on the higher platforms of knowledge care or think about these things very less. It has to happen organically, there is a process and experiential journey towards that stage of life.A few fortunate ones enjoy that. This is my opinion which is formed by contemplation ,reading and other means of learning.I hope you understand what I mean.

[@OP-xi1hv]

he gotta fuck too.

[@ciaran6309]

Yes needs chocolate too. A bit of alcohol maybe also..

[@swapnasunder2152]

I listen to this video almost every month. Every time I listen to it ...I understand something new that I can apply ...such a masterpiece!

[@gamrkidd]

This reminds me so much of my high school psychology class with my favorite teacher ever Mr. Kochel in the year 2009 learning about Maslow‘s hierarchy of needs.. ah the good ol days though they’re not too far in the past. I’m here watching his video on my phone in my truck at work. Fulfilling several of these needs concurrently.

[@ucheunlimited]

Maslow was ahead of his time, this is one of the truest concepts in life.

[@theplaylabchicago]

I learned about Maslow in undergrad and even more in graduate school. Maslow helped me to see things differently. It helps me to understand myself, others, and to be a more thoughtful educator and leader. Great video!

[@saraclarke8238]

I think that ‘self actualisation’ is inherent in the lower four stages of the pyramid - underpinning the energy in the upward momentum.

[@campkira]

In Master level, we already conclusion that any of stage can take priority to a person. You can stuck on island with no food, no all kind of shit but you can set for self actualization before you dead... You can care more for thing you want and don't had enough for food... You can satisfy with what already you had...

[@mikeidk5548]

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[@d-rex7043]

These are valid points as connectedness is definitely not a 'nice to have', but I think the idea is that you'll die from lack of food, shelter and violence, a lot quicker, hence attention to those is more urgent, in the first instance.

[@pushthetempo2]

Great video as always Alain! Amazing how easy it is for people to misinterpret this model. It's not as simple as it appears. Most will get no where near self actualization, cos it takes a lot of self awareness and really knowing yourself, admitting your faults. Most people are deeply insecure and struggling with self esteem until they are middle age or older when they begin to care less. But that's okay

[@lillyaswad5028]

I literally always explain this pyramid to everyone I talk to because it is truly life changing and overlooked. It is so true the only people that can even get to the higher stages are people that have money. its not about having a lot of money itself but just enough to satisfy the basic physiological and safety needs so people can progress higher up into the pyramid.

[@thatcoolkidchris9965]

Thank you. Best to all med/nursing students out there! I can’t wait to work with you.

[@listenup987]

This was discussed while I was in school for Marketing/International Business.

[@Rooted_Locs]

Steph anis that's quite scary that the pyramid is being used as a tool in marketing

[@listenup987]

@Celtic Revival / Adfywiad Celtaidd Didn't end up doing anything with the degree, waste of time for the most part besides studying Ethics/Economics.

[@listenup987]

@@Rooted_Locs I didn't think of it being scary really, but there were some questionable things being taught in Ethics.

[@lcoopcooperl]

Yep. Also taught in my CED class under the Marketing section.

[@campkira]

If they just discussed about it.... It not a good school... Any real professional would tell you that. It just one of basic diagram.. ...

[@applepeel1662]

We were taught about Maslow's hierarchy of needs as a part of principles of management and marketing which focused on it being used as a tool used to better understand motivation and how companies should better treat their employees. But it also can be used to great effect on a personal level cause it helps one understand how one can achieve balance in life. A brilliant idea indeed and I loved the use of the words "enlightened capitalism".

[@rationalmind3567]

i studied this for 1st year of my graduation,3rd year of graduation, master level plus now every time when I am answering anycompetitive exams.

[@williamgiddings9636]

Perhaps the best 'in a nutshell' expression of Maslowe's heirarchy that I've everr seen. Thank you.

[@mikeidk5548]

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[@Tradingsamurai1]

This channel is so calming!

[@HumansOfVR]

*What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself* *I'm aware that my passion is making animated videos*

[@lindaleelaw5277]

An awareness.

[@envadeh]

Its hard to change ignorant people but when you want hem to do something tell them to do that thing in such a way that they get something for doing it. Suppose the person likes basket ball and you want then to chsnge their attitude causr they are rude. You can say "If you dont change your attitude then you may not be in a team." or you can talk about that one player who got fired because their attitude sucked

[@Justin.Martyr]

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[@maryanndeweerd2570]

Nothing wrong with eating, makes you no less worthy, we are biologically made, hence food, no different then most animals, birds etc. I love the comment's on here. Eating is also a social thing increasing our happy meter.

[@maryanndeweerd2570]

@@Justin.Martyr are you still there? What happened

[@goofyahhh254]

I was learning about this in business management class a few months back and the context was therefore very practical and something to achieve in a physical sense. I think it applies more to a physical sense because all stages contain a set of practical experiences to have in order to finally achieve self actualisation. For example, stage 1 food, water shelter etc. Stage 2 (forgot), stage 3 having good social ties and friends, stage 4 (forgot), stage 5 self-actualization. I forgot the stages, and I have an exam in a couple weeks, I should get revising!

[@lynharrod5087]

I studied only a small view of Maslow's work, when studying at a part time University course... But it left me thinking that he had covered the best, and most succinct example of human 'normality'......(i.e...What is normal.??) By covering all the bases, of human 'NEEDS'. It's not very complicated when you hear, and see, this brilliant and quick 'overview' of his theories. BRIILLIANT! ..... Basic logic in process!! Many thanks.

[@notabhi01]

*So i had a POM exam today and i wish video was uploaded yesterday* 😂 could've been helpful!!

[@NelsonCummings]

I also like how Tony Robbins eloquently articulates in his style. The six human needs very very well presented and easy to digest an extremely entertaining. He really makes learning fun

[@KumarsGaming]

*This explained Maslow 's hierarchy of needs better than my college professors when I was in college 😂*

[@cheshireerlinberts5806]

Kumar's Gaming man so true😂😂

[@reenthronedprof]

Well we shouldn't expect our teachers to feed everything to our half empty brain man. With all the technologies we have this generation. ....you can search almost a bit of anything. Learn to discover by ur own. Teach yourself.

[@reenthronedprof]

@αlιуαн yeah. I agree and I do give honest evaluation as well. ☺

[@osofaze8898]

Kumar's Gaming & alll in just 6mins 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️ goes to show what we’re paying for ain’t worth it🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@osofaze8898]

Reenthroned Prof people pay money to go college... the should be competent enough to be able to articulate a theory..cmon man 👀👀🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@ParadiXe311]

I studied his work in school, and I completely agree with his Hiearchy Of Needs theory. Maslow was a genius.

[@eddpalenciavanegas6739]

I missed these practical content videos from TSOL. Pretty useful and relevant. Thank you again! Love you TSOL ❤️

[@lancelance4874]

Taking a master training specialist qualification and stumbled on this post. CAREFUL! with this author's summation of the differences between the sections of Maslow's pyramid. Material vs. Spiritual is a vital conflict and transition in ones life. The author adeptly presents the oppositional efforts of the the first two sections of Maslow's pyramid of material survival as a transgressions towards the upper three sections of the Spiritual. The ERROR of presentation then comes when the author then builds their argument upon the upper sections by criticizing the myopic efforts of the material, then re-iterating the negative summation of material pursuits, without applying the same measures to the upper part of the Maslow's Pyramid. To simplify, essentially by focusing only on the material issues i.e. "urged to focus on money and housing..." material pursuits, will result in neglect of upper Spiritual. However, when addressing the upper parts of the Spiritual the author begins their argument that material pursuits neglect the spiritual, then proceeds to contrast the next part to, where the audience expects a contrasting example of negative efforts of sole Spiritual, instead encounters a secondary, but identical argument that material is negative and spiritual is good. Only the negative results are derived by material pursuits, then re-enforced on the second part by over exaggerating the negativity of material pursuits. Sooo, the author's thesis essentially states that the base of the Maslow's Pyramid of material needs is negative, and only the upper spiritual is positive, completely neglecting Maslow's premise that the upper three section of Spiritual needs is supported on the base of non-neglectable base of two sections of material needs. Please reader take the time to establish if the video has a logical premise, or know you're proclivity to "go down the rabbit hole." Who's the bigger fool? The fool, or those who follow the fool?

[@1210Sisters0213]

The fool is NOT the problem. He doesn't know any better but to be the way he is.

[@1210Sisters0213]

I enjoyed your post

[@rebecca69629]

Thank you so much for this, Allain. TSOL always bridges the gap between complex, highly abstract theories and everyday problems in a way that seems pure magic. The answers have always been there, we just couldn’t see it.

[@brianarbenz7206]

Very fine piece -- I'm learning a lot about Abraham Maslow in this period of my life after emerging from a long period of troubles. My life right now also relates to the only problem in this vid. I am 62, and that was the age Maslow lived to. (He died unexpectedly of a heart attack.) You say "Toward the end of his long life" Maslow called for businesses to emphasize meeting people's higher needs. If he lived a long life, then I'm about done. Of course, his point was achieving self-actualizing, rather than longevity, is the best measure. And I'm far from done at that. Maslow's ideas are helping me and I feel much gratitude toward him. And I just stumbled on your channel and I like your way of explaining things!

[@michaelwynne7513]

Maslow's Hierarchy is perfectly fine - for high school children. Beyond that, one hopefully begins to recognize more and more that it fails adequately to cater to or to address the actual inter-dimensionality and complexity of human needs and evolutionary progress, individually and otherwise.

[@falsepanda2981]

I think a 12 year old decently instructed in critical thought ought to be able to see the flaws in the premise of it, even if they lack the life experience to find specific counterexamples. Unfortunately, it would seem that many people do not independently think critically (e.g. current state of US politics).

[@ericaceae]

well sht, I just got an ad before this video about procrastination and how it's linked to low self-esteem KZbin *knows* me

[@halfmanhalfamazing9812]

Me too 😂🤣

[@colinogorman8279]

😊

[@farkhandafarzana9007]

How power, sex and hunger motivates our thoughts and actions is not hidden from any thoughtful person.

[@pasqualerossi6052]

A lot of people don’t actually reach the top two of the hierarchy and very few reach the top itself.

[@yemisiaderuku2902]

If they get attached to (or are obsessed by) a particular level and not consider all for a healthy well-being

[@bosspoke]

I never reach the 3rd step, but have sometimes reached the 4th and 5th steps. Without the 3rd step fulfilled, it is impossible to have the top two parts of the pyramid hold any meaning, neither for the bottom two. The 3rd step is the glue that ties the 1-2 & 4-5 steps together. You can have all your physiolgical needs met (not uncommon in modern siciety) and yet it is all corrupted because you don't feel loved. You can get all the attention in the world, and be at one with you talent but with the everlooming 3rd step remaining unfulfilled shall remind you that you are unworthy.

[@shaynelahmed6323]

As applicable today as it's always been.all psyche traumas and PDs emmanate from not having first two levels satisfied. Healing from traumas which result in PDs ...and with two Bpders in my life.. I am worked patiently with showing love and kindness, and validating and providing for their needs in the first two spheres, and seen vast improvements.

[@alastairp]

I'm stuck on the second stage of the hierarchy and all the advice I'm given is "love yourself first" but I can't truly love myself if I can't get to the fourth stage.

[@aidanhodgescience7634]

This is a misconception, the stages are not rigid barriers you express and meet multiples at the same time, its just one happens to be promimamt over the others. It is messed up that society says to love yourself first, its amazing to see it work the way maslow suggests and you can definitely feel the legs get kicked out from underneath you if you lose a partner or family member, but youre not stuck at stagr two.

[@rozchiadavis6982]

I went looking for a basic explainer on the hierarchy for something I was writing, and I found another animated one, but I also stopped to watch this, and I really appreciate its more lateral and in-depth look at the concept. Well done.

[@Sanjeevi7]

It's included in my psychiatry class,I think it's almost taught everywhere

[@chaosdweller]

Yeah

[@Sanjeevi7]

@@alegriart of course ,social belongingness is vital, but we can go without belongingness for many days. But without water ,food you can't pass even 2,3 days. That's what Maslow is trying to tell here. If there's no food, there's no question of social belongingness. If we put two friends in a cell and give them a fruit after 2 weeks,social belongingness will know it's place.

[@howtosober]

What an amazingly detailed breakdown in such a condensed time frame. This is great, thanks!

[@aperson2730]

This was surprisingly good. Thank you for producing it and for sharing it with the world. Have a blessed day. Peace and love.🙂♥️

[@studyme-selftaughtlife4958]

It’s the basics that need to be completed, mindset, confidence, habits, and socialization. Complete ownership in all of these subjects, life is perfect already, but of course a lot of people don’t have these completed. Self-questioning is helpful in finding answers, especially for fear of truth.

[@gxddessglxup7528]

This video has confirmed a reoccurring thought I've had about this hierarchy of needs. I'm taking action now

[@HealthiaMedica]

Hello dear! I'm here to find out if you eventually took that action

[@Manny123-y3j]

The visuals in these videos are outstanding. Obviously the scripts, messages, and narration also, but some of the visuals in this video really stood out to me as great. This is one of the best and most important channels on youtube.

[@helsam9724]

أشكركم على وضع الترجمة العربية أتمنى متابعة نجاحكم هذا في باقي مقاطعكم الرائعة الأخرى

[@xtxmidnightxtx1784]

I literally just came across the word "zeal" and "zealous" in school today in a conversation and then you use it in this video :O

[@ultralordd7625]

And they say "He who is without sin, let him throweth the first stone." And I shall be there to smoketh it. - Tyrone.

[@yoliar9297]

Maslow definitely hit the nail on the pyramid and it’s layed out precisely by everything that all humans look to. we may not look towards them in the same way but understanding this hierarchy means to understand all these “needs” are constantly morphing in different perceptions but are ultimately always the same thing. the difference in perception simply comes from the vast amount of emotion and disillusionment behind the reasons people do things daily. something as simple as food gets massively translated to such a large scale such as fast food. causing it’s true essential purpose to lose meaning, which creates the possibility of food losing its survival means and becoming comfort for your heart, when it still holds its value in your body differently. understanding the literal nature and figurative possibilities of all these needs is what maslow truly wanted i believe.

[@MichaelAlexander1967]

Definitely one of the most fascinating and creative educational videos on KZbin! Very well presented!

[@0reNForge]

Have to know this for by BTEC Level 3 Business Studies Thanks for this!

[@PapaSeed]

Have to know this for my A level Business Studies Thanks for this!

[@swausgebouwen143]

@Celtic Revival / Adfywiad Celtaidd yeah but business studies ≠ neoliberalism ??

[@campkira]

@@swausgebouwen143 Business Studies for high school just basic before go to business school... If you not going business school best job you get was a temp store manager.

[@mayowa4321]

Not to come off as mean or offensive but the fact that you need to know the 7 basic needs of a happy human life for some "high" level college classroom instead of inately says alot

[@jonathangant251]

I first learned about this in college at the age of 25 . My children are two and six . I make them repeat this once a month .

[@emanuelavanda7254]

one of your best video ever! wonderful job! thank you!

[@tanya.4297]

5:00 That's EXACTLY what you guys are doing- The School of Life has learned to make more of the profit from addressing not only basic needs but also-and as importantly- our higher spiritual and psychological ones as well.

[@L4wr3nc3810]

good point

[@AlexandrePellaes]

The video is incredibly beautiful and well done. Congrats for that! I live in Brazil and I am a researcher in the field of Organizational Psychology, with a special interest in new management systems. Maslow's theory has been the based of my Master Degree. In general, the concepts presented in the video are ok. However, there is an essential misreading of Maslow's theory, that has been replicated in the video. Abraham Maslow has NEVER represented his "Theory of Hierarchy of Needs" into a triangle or pyramid. The information that pyramid has been seen in the 1943 paper is not accurate. In fact, this is the date of Maslow's article "A Theory of Human Motivation" publication. The pyramid only has been "created" or "released" in papers from other authors in the early 60's. The Pyramid of Maslow has not been created by Maslow - that is a shocker. Representing a complex and rich theory such as Maslow's Hierachy of Needs into a pyramid has been a big disservice to the management field. The translation of the theory (and the way it has been (mis)replicated over and over) supposes that a person would need to fulfill their basic needs BEFORE they could connect and even recognize more complex and individualized needs. (What in the video is called spiritual needs, is referred to as "being needs" for Maslow.). If that's to be the truth, a beggar would not need love - I know this statement is also oversimplified, but it is just to bring critical analysis... Another example of this misinterpretation is McGregor's affirmation that “The man whose lower-level needs are satisfied is not motivated to satisfy those needs. For practical purposes, they exist no longer.” Maslow has never stated that. Actually he was quite careful on pointing out that the hierarchy of need is relative and not absolute. He felt that people could have multiple needs unfulfilled at the same time and be motivated by many of them. Also, it is very important to highlight that this theory, if considered as a pyramid or staircase (another common misrepresentation) would ignore different cultural priorities in each society, that highly influence higher needs, due to social pressure. A deeper research on Maslow's work could result in a richer understanding of his view on human motivation, much broader and more meaningful than this fake pyramid. ;^)

[@SleeplessinOC]

When you’re starving or near starving and/or homeless and trying to sleep in the cold , how much do you think one has energy to devote to building even casual connections with people ? If I’m especially hungry I don’t know about you but I can barely think straight or focus on anything because my hunger is all consuming and often accompanied with nausea that I can’t think one coherent thought .

[@koffz-nl2118]

I am perplexed as to why your comment only has 12 likes(now 13).

[@AlexandrePellaes]

@@SleeplessinOC Have you really experienced hunger, or are you referring to apetite? When you are hungry (as you describe), would you bite or attack the server of a restaurante-food delivery-etc.? What Maslow afirms is that if you have a basic need completely unsatisfied (such as hunger, indeed), you would have difficulty to connect to a higher need or a more social-ethic analysis. Still, if you need to kill someone to get food, it would not be a friend or family - which means, your selection would be based on higher and more complex connections. (I know the example is pretty extreme, but it is just to understand the general concept).

[@capiquedotcom]

One of the hardest concepts to grasp when it comes to relaying the strongest findings of org. psychology is that others will only accept them when they are ‘ready’ to accept them. The business school text books are where you will find the pervasive use of the pyramid. In psychology “Maslow’s Pyramid” is discussed very briefly as a cautionary tale of how concepts can be misrepresented and become pervasive. We must also keep in mind the zeitgeist Maslow lived within. His subjects of his studies were nearly all wealthy, educated peoples. Even a dog can be starved and still love. A monk can neglect most needs and still self actualize. Examples that contradict a hierarchy of needs are more common than those that would confirm. Though again, most only accept what they are ready to accept.

[@SatMatt7]

A Maslow wrote a wonderful little book called "Religions, Values and Peak Experiences'. Definitely worth the read!!

[@Zonker66]

Came here to comment on how obvious the title was. Found a wonderful explanation of the principle which included advanced ideas that made me think. Well done.

[@christaylor751]

This is a very elegant and clear explanation of Maslow's Heirachy delivered in a modern media format...well done I enjoyed it

[@clariceism]

My boyfriend broke up with me. He citied Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs as his reason.

[@JW-uq9yt]

It is either a solid reason or a complete crap made by theory excuses 😑

[@mishael8631]

@@JW-uq9yt man probably said he wasn’t ready for love

[@miguelzorro7631]

I like to think that it's a nice reason, maybe he's not ready for a relationship, or he thinks you're not ready either, it all depends the age, the common goals and all the parts that make a relationship

[@michaelbrian455]

Where was he at in his life? Did he have a job to cover his basic needs?

[@igiveupnotagoodpushover2372]

Thanks for sharing. I was not able to find a version of Maslow's Hierarchy that I liked until just now.

[@rsmall77]

WHAT ABOUT THE SELF-TRANSCENDENT!? Cmon Maslow has so many more ideas, it does not stop at self-actualization!

[@timyearsley]

Ryan Small absolutely. In later years Maslow revised this theory because he realised how incomplete it was. So frustrating that the ‘self-actualisation’ model is so often taught as the complete version. Come on School of life!

[@bouafiahadil424]

@@timyearsley which level in maslow pyramid of needs matter in shaping personality explain why

[@vvh923]

What other ideas? Would love to look into it

[@randybostic1273]

• Esteeming others better than self • Selflessness and giving of oneself • Self-mastery • Self-image/awareness/esteem • Self-confidence: Strengths; skills; talents • Self-security: Belongingness; safety; protections • Selfishness • Helplessness

[@markarca6360]

Fact: You cannot go into self-actualization/successful self without fulfilling first the physiological/basic needs.

[@clariceism]

the Buddha enters the chat

[@christopherkeeping5564]

I think that is perhaps something I have learned today.

[@cayotegirl7291]

Nope.... its quiet the opposite for me!

[@mikeidk5548]

ratio

[@donaldrickgauer1102]

Excellent timing - I'm giving a lecture on this today!

[@anamikajoshi8145]

When I am going to be a parent I will ensure that my kid watches the school of Life to get the grasp of what really matters!

[@artawhirler]

The graphic of "Maslow's food truck" was priceless. Well done!

[@deepisaddictedtoyt]

Sometimes I wish I were a dolphin, would have seen the ocean and died a peaceful death without thinking about 'human stuff'

[@leebennett4117]

Most People would rather Die than think. How do you know Dolphins don't Struggle thinking about Dolphin Stuff????

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

You were a dolphin. This is your next level.

[@leebennett4117]

@@thereisnosanctuary6184 so long and thanks for all the Fish

[@anshumanbiswal2225]

You are still a dolphin....😂😂😂

[@natashachenkov1850]

Until you suffocate in a Tuna net.

[@felipesantos2]

I really have to thank "The School of Life" for those amazing videos. I would never have the opportunity of getting in touch with such concepts where I live.

[@chadmckeel34]

You've missed the entire point of the pyramid. The point is that foundational needs must be met before spiritual needs can be addressed. A starving man being chased by a tiger don't care about self-actualization.

[@pauljennings7668]

But the better his self esteem, the faster he'll run...!

[@kedews1]

The greater his need to survive is, the faster he'll run.

[@Mcfirefly2]

The point is that people do noble and beautiful things without their basic physiological needs being met, even if it kills them. They do them without their safety needs being met, heroically.

[@kedews1]

@@Mcfirefly2 That's a sacrifice which is exceptional to what would generally happen.

[@AMcGrath82]

Glad you did this one! I know Alain has mentioned Maslow quite a few times over the years. It's good to have an overview.

[@kristymounsey3450]

I don’t think our higher needs can be brought and paid for. Some things are outside capitalism.

[@silkegehtyoutubegarnichtsa892]

When you think you've actually met them, and still see homelessness as a realistic option, and can't differentiate if that is actually because of capitalism or socialism. Hmm.

[@popculturecommentary1192]

I think this video is onto something with the 'social media fulfilling our self actualization' idea

[@coleschemistrychannel4172]

Silke Gehtyoutubegarnichtsan Huh. Try again in English

[@foxfiregal]

Highest level of consciousness isn't self actualization, it's transcendence - transcending selfish needs and moving into service to humanity = ONENESS ❤

[@ceratugo]

The problem is that large companies cant sell belonging, esteem and self actualization. Those are virtues that demand a defferent kind of work from the one we do to earn money

[@pushthetempo2]

Self actualization is hard to sell, but brands sell self esteem every day! 'Wear these clothes and you'll be more attractive and confident, this make up will make you pretty, this car will help you get laid etc etc'

[@ceratugo]

@@pushthetempo2 On a superficial level yes. But people wont respect you, admire you, trust you, acknowledge you only for your material goods. You need to have charecter and that they cant sell you

[@haileduque6371]

When I watched your video on Maslow's Hierarchy, I can tell that it really can speak to a lot of people. It is a simple way to understand how the human brain and its primitive desires work. The Maslow Heigharchy, with its simple way to understand the level of human desires in a hierarchy make a lot of people a little more comfortable with how they approach the things they want. I think it is a great simple system. This system at first glance also really appealed to me. I felt at first that it really spoke out to what my needs are. But when I was doing my own research on it, however, I have found some flaws with the system. When I was doing research for my Psychology class, I found out that there are some truly alarming things about the system. When you really look it up, there really is not any evidence that there exists a higharchy of needs that a person can exhibit. If this hierarchy really did exist, then a lot of things that make common sense would not really operate the way that they should. If someone were to put off their physical needs in order to satisfy their feelings of love, or anything psychological, then, for example, a mother would not feel the physical pain for hunger when they decide to feed what little food that they have to their child out of love. So in reality, psychological sections that the Hierarchy have do affect physical things the human body exhibit. But they do not overlap. I just think that people should not take Maslow's Hierarchy as gospel. I believe that it can be a good thing to know. Just not base your life and ideologies off of.

[@haileduque6371]

This was for extra credit in my psychology class. I didn’t get the grade I wanted

[@michaz.3075]

Only a living entity can have goals or can originate them. And it is only a living organism that has the capacity for self-generated, goal-directed action. On the physical level, the functions of all living organisms, from the simplest to the most complex - from the nutritive function in the single cell of an amoeba to the blood circulation in the body of a man - are actions generated by the organism itself and directed to a single goal: the maintenance of the organism’s life. When applied to physical phenomena, such as the automatic functions of an organism, the term “goal-directed” is not to be taken to mean “purposive” (a concept applicable only to the actions of a consciousness) and is not to imply the existence of any teleological principle operating in insentient nature. I use the term “goal-directed,” in this context, to designate the fact that the automatic functions of living organisms are actions whose nature is such that they result in the preservation of an organism’s life. - Ayn Rand, The Virtue of Selfishness, p.16

[@Paradoxisthefingerprintofgod]

YES. Ive been saying this over and over and over.

[@AL_THOMAS_777]

. . . and no one listens . . .

[@AustinTexasPowers]

Just a thought, but I wish I could design society around Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, basically meeting everyone’s needs starting with physiological and safety needs, then developing communities to make real connections and build everyone’s self-esteem, hopefully self-actualization would be achievable for more people. My “solution” would be to encourage people at the top to help people at the bottom… I don’t think it’s that crazy and I actually think it’s possible and maybe the most practical way to help as many people…

[@TheRealJayGoff]

Hey Austin! Looks like I may be the first to respond to your comment but I wanted to affirm your perspective! As an executive leadership coach and a personal life coach, I agree with your assertion that those at the top should be using their experiences, education and influence to help those struggling in the areas of the “lower four” levels of needs. A man’s true legacy is enhanced and prolonged when he uses his success, whether that’s corporately or personally, to bring others up to realize their potential. That’s real leadership and that’s real legacy! Maslow’s example is a wonderful tool for personal and professional achievements. I believe that Self-Actualizatuon can be reached even when all the other needs have not been fully met. Why do I say this? Because we will always have needs to be met in each of these categories. They are fluid and constant. As they are “met” they show us that we can achieve even more in each level. Self-actualization will lead us to a state of temporary contentment, but not completion. We must maintain what we have gained, then we must gain more to grow in our states of bliss. We are constantly growing, or we are forever stagnant for life. Love this video presentation and the simplistic explanation of Maslow’s theory.

[@1210Sisters0213]

Agree!

[@SeanMcDonnell33]

This is the most well animated School of Life video I've seen so far! Beautifully done!

[@ashnakhan4256]

tbh this generation is working hard to provide everything to the next generation and I can see ppl moving toward self-actualization in future as their parents would have eradicated all the barriers that come in the way to self-actualization by that time.

[@everg86]

Thank you, I was glad to see a video on this direction. Many of your last submissions had a too heavy focus on relationships and a weird "self-help" touch to them.

[@poposisa]

everg86 people need help man

[@AnhQuan04]

Thank you. This pyramid and the video provide a guideline for my life.

[@mileslie]

0:43 that roygbiv missed opportunity made my ocd act up

[@TriviaNight]

Wonderful job on the video. I’ll have to check out more.

[@squirclequir1800]

This was taught to us last year in Economics class. I found the topic interesting since then, thanks for noticing the triangle

[@jobkrumeich2566]

I've always hoped coperations will fulfill higher needs beyond the material realm, Maslow truely is a pure soul

[@davidhuston495]

I get my physiological needs. No wonder I am feeling empty. I am spiritually starved. Welcome to the results of childhood emotional neglect.

[@likearollingstone007]

I absolutely do not want any company looking after my spiritual needs.

[@P2BS97]

I loved this video. It was simple and direct much more than your “usual” videos. Please do more regarding this topic -or basic psychology in general-.

[@progrocker2112]

Learned about it in a intro to psych class in 2001. Dispensed of it after reading the Tao te Ching in 2007. Confirmed by everything I've seen since then. Fill the belly, empty the head. I've become self actualized by just being able to eat whatever I want whenever I want and being able to protect my right to do so.

[@FlaviusDumitrescu5918]

I once saw a shrink who told me this pyramid is just a convention. I stopped seeing her after 2 or 3 more sessions. She was bullshitting me so hard... I love this pyramid. It changed my life when I was younger.

[@ayyub9855]

you gotta condition children, this world is rough and you need to dp your best so theyre tough enough to face it.

[@sanserof7]

How come the greatest artists in life then actually didn't meet a lot of basic needs? Van Gogh was depressed for example. Thos pyramid is a load of bullshit.

[@smilytori]

In fact she was not. Hate to break it to you, but you should check out the theory and the things Maslow missed and be more open minded and critical. Check your facts, not only your point of view

[@sableclaus2770]

A pretty good theory. Gives a general understanding of what humans desire. In today's time, I believe most people get so caught up in self esteem needs and forget that their are others out their who are lucky to even meet physiological and safety needs from day to day. Not to say self-esteem needs isnt relevant, rather, be appreciative of securing the survival needs.