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Mimetic Desire: How to Avoid Chasing Things You Don't Truly Want
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Humans don't desire anything independently. Human desire is mimetic - we imitate what other people want. This affects the way we choose partners, friends, careers, clothes, and travel destinations. Mimetic desire is responsible for the formation of our very identities. It explains the enduring relevancy of...
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Humans don't desire anything independently. Human desire is mimetic - we imitate what other people want. This affects the way we choose partners, friends, careers, clothes, and travel destinations. Mimetic desire is responsible for the formation of our very identities. It explains the enduring relevancy of Shakespeare's plays, why Peter Thiel decided to be the first investor in Facebook, and why our world is growing more divided as it becomes more connected.
Drawing on his experience as an entrepreneur, teacher, and student of classical philosophy, Luke Burgis shares tactics that help turn blind wanting into intentional wanting - to be more in control of the things we want, and to find more meaning in our work and lives.
I love the book - Ryan Holiday
A spellbinding read - Adam Grant, author of Think Again
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Barcode: 9781800750647
Publisher: Swift Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 June 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Swift Press
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 304
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About the Author
Luke Burgis has founded and led multiple companies. He's currently Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Director of Programs at the Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship at the Catholic University of America, where he also teaches business and develops new education initiatives. He's the founder and director of Fourth Wall Ventures, an incubator for people and companies that contribute to the formation of a healthy human ecology. He graduated from NYU Stern School of Business and later from a pontifical university in Rome, where he studied theology. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Claire.
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