your writing is next level. I appreciate your intellectual rigor and authenticity. Big fan of your book too ๐
Quandary! What is at the root of my desire to tweet about @lukeburgis's excellent new book about Renรฉ Girard's theory of mimetic desire, *Wanting*???lukeburgis.com/wanting/
Every company is a meme, which means founders must be meme and mimetic desire generators
More on Rene Girard's theory of mimesis with @lukeburgis, author of Wanting which is out now โ youtu.be/yUgUs-MOxE0
Rene Girard (famous for Mimetic Desires) has a great take on how there is little distinction between innovation and imitation.
This one by @lukeburgis is bomb!
read.lukeburgis.com/p/imitation-inโฆ
Relevant book by @lukeburgis
amazon.com/Wanting-Power-โฆ
Some book inform, others entertain. A few books change the way you see yourself.
Read "WANTING" by @lukeburgis - It changes the way you see yourself and the world.
amzn.to/3p4uB0C
you need to read the new book "Wanting" by @lukeburgis (released yesterday).
It offers powerful insights that I will apply to all cold outreach and future marketing.
Layer and layer of rich content. It will blow your mind.
Here is my blurb for Wanting, an important new book by @lukeburgis:
amazon.com/dp/1250262488
โItโs hard to be a contrarian. Itโs even harder to take contrarian action: to question the dominant narrative, to be honest with yourself, to tell the truth even when the immediate outcome is pain.โ @lukeburgis coming soon to the @TheInnoShow #wanting #innovation #courage
In his fascinating new book ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ: ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ค ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ ๐๐ช๐ง๐ฆ, @lukeburgis describes why Peter Thiel didn't discuss Girard's mimetic theory in ๐ก๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ: The idea is too dangerous amzn.to/2SJ6F6M
Had the pleasure of talking to @lukeburgis about his new book "WANTING: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life." It's a fascinating read, bringing together history, psychology, culture, and economics, thanks to the fascinating mind of Rene Girard. ethicalsystems.org/the-entrepreneโฆ
Need some new nonfiction for your summer TBR? @NextBigIdeaClub recommends WANTING by @LukeBurgis and DIGITAL BODY LANGUAGE by @ericadhawan! nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/50-amโฆ
In the mail: "Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life," the new book by @lukeburgisโa dive into how Renรฉ Girard's thought plays out in ordinary social and economic interactions.
amazon.com/Wanting-Power-โฆ
If youโre not already following @lukeburgis, you might want to fix that.
He possesses extreme clarity on the developing situation.
โItโs not irrational. Itโs mimetic.โ โ @lukeburgis
"One stellar literary agent was a game-changer for me as a writer, and led me to believe that every creatorโwhether you are writing, illustrating, making NFTs, speaking, or exercising any other creative talentโshould have one too." โ@lukeburgis
read.medium.com/Pvlafj9
โSometimes the more we try to reject others and be unique or individualistic the less we realize that weโre just falling into other forms of mimesis.โ - @lukeburgis
teamhuman.fm/episodes/luke-โฆ
We are thrilled to be publishing #Wanting by @lukeburgis. This groundbreaking exploration of why we want what we want publishes in the UK in July. Read to free yourself from chasing unfulfilling desires.
Pre-order your copy: buff.ly/3uR8sow and #desiredifferently.
โWhen sustainability is desirable, we win.โ - @lukeburgis, author of the forthcoming "Wanting, The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life,"
in our @_houseofbb #LivingRoomSession just now
Day 34: @lukeburgis
"It feels good to declutter our houses. Itโs essential to declutter our desires."
โ Luke Burgis
I've previously said that social media platforms are engines of conformity. They are also engines of desire as this great piece by @lukeburgis explains in an eloquent fashion:
read.lukeburgis.com/p/the-desire-cโฆ
What is mimetic desire? If more people understood it, perhaps it would exert less influence in our lives. @lukeburgis
youtube.com/watch?v=rr6isiโฆ
Recorded a fascinating Infinite Loops with @lukeburgis about his forthcoming book "Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life."
Luke excels at explaining Renรฉ Girard's sometimes complicated ideas of what actually drives human desire into an understandable framework.
An excellent book comes out today: Wanting, by @lukeburgis. I didn't understand Renee Girard until reading it, and now I see that Girard and Burgis can explain how social media changed everything, esp. what we want:
lukeburgis.com/wanting/
Excellent primer on mimetic desire - if you understand this, you understand human nature. @lukeburgis read.lukeburgis.com/p/mimetic-desiโฆ
NEW PODCAST: WANTING / featuring @lukeburgis / โThe thing you want is never the thing you want.โ
We want what other people want, but the only way to transcend it is awareness.
I sat down with @lukeburgis to discuss his new book Wanting, launched today! Learn about Renรฉ Girardโs theory of mimetic desire and how we can use it in our lives as founders.
youtu.be/yUgUs-MOxE0
Newsletters I actually read:
โข Antimimetic @lukeburgis
โข Stratechery @stratechery
โข TheProfile @polina_marinova
โข @robkhenderson 's newsletter
โข @ShaanVP 5 Interesting Tweets
โข Dickie's Digest @dickiebush
We are never an uneffected self. We become ourselves in community.
@lukeburgis - author of WANTING, explains we are social/relational selves.
youtu.be/Rw2oo1Y2xMY
Check out WANTING on Amazon: amzn.to/3p4uB0C
