Every night i go through the monk manual. I also journal in an ap called reflection. Reflection dought at by the guys who've made the whole steam manifesto. And that comes whyy, mentioning austin. How does this all connect austin? Ecause ryan holiday lives in austin,. and it's a very stoic, like the stoics did this evening examination. But there's only reason can get us so far, and then there's a certain point where discernment has to come into play. Sometimes desires have to be discerned, right? We can't use reason alone necessarily to know. Why? What am i looking for? Ri is what i want
As the author of "Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life," Luke has spent plenty of time and energy researching the power of desire. I absolutely loved getting into the book and wanted to spend some time getting into the nuts and bolts with Luke about why "wanting" has so much power... and what to do with that power.
We unpacked a lot during our discussion – from impostor syndrome to needs and wants becoming one and the same (or appearing to be) to attempting to avoid choosing the wrong things to desire. I learned a lot from this conversation, making it incredibly productive.
I trust you'll learn a lot, too.
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