Luke Burgis on Mimetic Desires in Everyday Life

<p>Luke Burgis is an entrepreneur who has founded and led multiple companies.&nbsp;He is currently Director of Programs at The Center for Principled Entrepreneurship at the Catholic University of America.&nbsp;He is also the founder and Director of Fourth Wall Ventures, an incubator that he started to build, train, and invest in people and companies that contribute to a healthy human ecology.&nbsp;</p><p>In this episode, Eric and Luke discuss his book,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9781250262486" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wanting:&nbsp;The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life</a></p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p><strong><em>Enrollment for the Spiritual Habits Group Program is now open through October 12.&nbsp;</em></strong><a href="https://www.oneyoufeed.net/spiritualhabits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>Click here</em></strong></a><strong><em>&nbsp;to learn more and signup!</em></strong></p><p>In This Interview, Luke Burgis and I Discuss Mimetic Desires in Everyday Life and …</p><ul><li>His book,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9781250262486" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wanting:&nbsp;The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life</a></li><li>Human desires and how they apply to the wolf parable</li><li>Mimetic desire refers to how we imitate the desires of other people</li><li>How particular modeled desires come from a sense of lack</li><li>The importance of understanding that our desires are driven by imitation</li><li>Learning to exercise more freedom in what we desire</li><li>Desire is the energy of movement toward or away from something</li><li>Anti-mimetic desire is