Ever come across an idea or a theory or just a simple model that gripped you and never let go? It happened to me. Freshman year of college. Intro psychology. I was a Marketing major ticking prerequisite boxes. As a class we covered the usual ground: classical conditioning, common disorders, mental health conditions, therapeutic approaches. Standard stuff, really.
Then, during a routine assignment, I saw it: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. This beautiful and brutal pyramid of categorical human needs.