Official Workbook: Read People like a Book

Recognizing people's "inner child" is another way to understand their deepest motives.

According to Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, the shadow consists of everything in ourselves that we'd rather not look at. They are the parts of ourselves that we conceal from both others and ourselves. Humans have a hard time seeing their flaws because of emotions like fear, panic, rage, and arrogance.

The third stage is love and belonging. Now that you know you will make it through, you may realize how hollow life may be if you don't have somebody to share it with.

The fourth stage is self-esteem. After securing relationships, you must ensure they are healthy ones that will make you feel confident and supported.

The first stage is physiological fulfillment. Of course, when you’re on stage, you need to behave in order to survive.

The final stage is self-actualization. Self-actualization, the pinnacle of Maslow's hierarchy, comes last. That's when you are motivated to do something in life that has meaning beyond satisfying your immediate needs.

The second stage is safety. If one's basic needs are met, such as food, clothing, and shelter, then one must devise a plan to assure that these needs will continue to be met.

the pyramid of needs) explains that as we go

The pleasure principle,

you take offense instead of laughing it off when someone labels you "dumb," then there must be some secret part of you that doesn't want to feel inferior. But the truth is that they are usually projecting when they attack you. They give everyone else the same name that they give themselves.