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#153 Beyond Mimetic Desires - Luke Burgis on the temptations of conformity, contemplating life in Starbucks, thick desires and thin desires, letting go of control, the importance of play, learning from different work cultures, his stay in Rome and becoming a father

The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd

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Introduction

Paul Millard: Today we examine the invisible scripts that run our lives and dare to imagine new stories for work in life. Luke Burgess describes himself as a different kind of entrepreneur, author, husband, teacher and friend. He said he's lived his whole adult life in extreme uncertainty. So I only have one scripted question on the podcast which is what are the stories and scripts you grew up with around what you were supposed to be doing in adulthood.

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