When we become more intentional about wanting what we ourselves want, we can step away from life's yle inflation. And we reduce conflict with our friends and neighbours. Being more intentional isn't just something that we do for ourselves, it's something that benefits the people around us. Be careful who your roll models are. We encourage kids to have roll models, and we fret and worry if we think that kids are looking up to the wrong people. But as adults, we don't often apply the same level of rigor or the samelevel of concern to ourselves when we think about who we might consciously or unconsciously look up to. If you want something that goes against the grain, it's
#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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