Luke burgess: There are ways to find the truth of what you really want, not just what you think you want. He says pursuing something that truly is something that comes from inside you can leave you with a sense of fulfilment and satisfaction. The polypant will be hosting four live on line miny series starting in third week of september 20 21. Afford anything dot com slash real estate also has a brand new news letter called first principles.
#335: Have you ever spent years studying the wrong major, climbing the ladder at the wrong company, chasing the wrong career?
Have you spent years living in the wrong city? Wrong relationship? Wrong lifestyle?
It’s hard to discern what *we think we want* from what we really want.
Society teaches us what we’re “supposed” to want. And we follow along.
The result is keeping up with the Joneses. It’s the hedonic treadmill. It’s lifestyle inflation. And it causes conflict, both within ourselves and with others.
Today’s guest, Luke Burgis, discusses mimetic desire — how our “wants” are imitative — and how we can find our deeper truths.
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