Wanting

Mimetic Desire: How to Avoid Chasing Things You Don't Truly Want

AvLuke Burgis

Häftad, Engelska, 20223-6 år

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Beskrivning

A groundbreaking exploration of why we want what we want, and a toolkit for freeing ourselves from chasing unfulfilling desires.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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-06-02
Mått:129 x 198 x 25 mm
Vikt:278 g
Ålder:3-6
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Läsålder:3-6
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:Swift Press
ISBN:9781800750647

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Personlig utveckling inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Mer om författaren

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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'A spellbinding read' - Adam Grant'Luke Burgis makes Girard’s ideas come alive for those of us who don’t have a Ph.D. in literary studies. This fascinating and playful book will be of particular help for anyone who leads or manages people' - Jonathan Haidt'I love the book' - Ryan Holiday