Luke Burgis is an entrepreneur who has founded and led multiple companies.&nbsp;He is currently Director of Programs at The Center for Principled Entrepreneurship at the Catholic University of America.&nbsp;He is also the founder and Director of Fourth Wall Ventures, an incubator that he started to build, train, and invest in people and companies that contribute to a healthy human ecology.&nbsp;In this episode, Eric and Luke discuss his book,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9781250262486" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wanting:&nbsp;The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life</a>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!Enrollment for the Spiritual Habits Group Program is now open through October 12.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.oneyoufeed.net/spiritualhabits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here</a>&nbsp;to learn more and signup!In This Interview, Luke Burgis and I Discuss Mimetic Desires in Everyday Life and …<ul><li>His book,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9781250262486" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wanting:&nbsp;The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life</a></li><li>Human desires and how they apply to the wolf parable</li><li>Mimetic desire refers to how we imitate the desires of other people</li><li>How particular modeled desires come from a sense of lack</li><li>The importance of understanding that our desires are driven by imitation</li><li>Learning to exercise more freedom in what we desire</li><li>Desire is the energy of movement toward or away from something</li><li>Anti-mimetic desire is having the ability to not engage in&nbsp;what you desire</li><li>The differences between thin and thick desires</li><li>The paradox of desires and values:&nbsp;“Do we desire what we value or do we value what we desire?”</li><li>Recognizing the hierarchy of our values and evaluating our desires accordingly</li><li>A fulfillment story is sharing a personal story with someone else about something in your life that gave you enduring joy</li><li>Understanding the social nature of our desires</li></ul>Luke Burgis Links:<a href="https://lukeburgis.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Luke’s Website</a><a href="https://twitter.com/lukeburgis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lukeburgis/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LukeBurgis/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>Calm&nbsp;App: The app designed to help you ease stress and get the best sleep of your life through meditations and sleep stories. Join the 85 million people around the world who use Calm to get better sleep.&nbsp;Get 40% off a&nbsp;Calm&nbsp;Premium Subscription (a limited time offer!)&nbsp;by going to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.calm.com/wolf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.calm.com/wolf</a>If you enjoyed this conversation with Luke Burgis, you might also enjoy these other episodes:<a href="https://www.oneyoufeed.net/how-to-find-zest-in-life/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Find Zest in Life with Dr. John Kaag</a><a href="https://www.oneyoufeed.net/finding-zen-in-the-ordinary/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Finding Zen in the Ordinary with Christopher Keevil</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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