India, Feb. 7 -- Back in the day, a happy life had three ingredients: food, shelter, clothing. Then, in 1943, American psychologist Abraham Maslow slapped on more layers of human needs and set up a hierarchy. In addition to the basics, humans also needed to be feel safe, confident and emotionally and creatively fulfilled. And for years, it worked. Now, we've stretched ourselves so thin today that we've gone back to three basics: Work, sleep, socialising.

And worse, most of us can manage only two out of three.

Commutes are long. Work hours are longer. We're supposed to get 30 minutes of daily cardio in, text our besties back (and update them on the tea before it gets cold), eat three carb-protein-fibre-rich meals, pet the pets, watch all...