Every day we drag ourselves to do the things we deem necessary yet feel nothing for. There is no passion involved in obligation, but there still seems to be this covalent relationship between the things we hate and the things we love. Probably that’s what led to the coinage of the term ‘love-hate relationship’.

Humans are typically hedonistic and despise work. They find no joy in work. They seek no solace in a job. Humans are simply naturally hedonistic, and often stay low on Maslow’s Hierarchy for what they do not love. They do it for simple reasons and look forward to gratifying ‘silver linings’.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Developed by Abraham Maslow, the framework contends that the reasons humans do things can be classified into five categories – the lowest being for physical livelihood (and hence providing the least fulfillment in life), and then for security, affection, esteem, and then actualisation and realisation. At different points in time, they need different things in life – which can all be generally categorised into these five types.

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