Book · 2021 · Psychology
Wanting
The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
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Superb book, very easy to read, very accessible.
Chamath Palihapitiya · All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Dec 2021 Listen at 1:31:06 What they say about it
- Recommended on podcast“suggested it on this pod”2
The best things said about it
We got to talk about this book I read called Wanting.
Andrew Wilkinson My First Million · Oct 2021 Wanting: The Power of Memetic Desire in Everyday Life.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Jul 2021 I read this book called Wanting by Luke, and he talks about your envy tells you there's information there and you really need to pay attention to it.
I'm reading three two two books on this topic the first is called wanting which is uh andrew suggested it that's why i bought it he suggested it on this pod it's called wanting.
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Why people recommend it
Wanting by Luke Burgis explores the concept of mimetic desire, explaining how human beings unconsciously copy the desires, ambitions, and envies of the people around them. On All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg, Chamath Palihapitiya recommended the book, praising it as a superb and highly accessible read on the mechanics of imitation. Andrew Wilkinson similarly brought up the book on My First Million, encouraging his co-hosts to read it to better understand how peer influence shapes economic and personal choices, which subsequently inspired Shaun Puri to purchase and read the book on the recommendation of his peers. Chris Williamson also promoted the title during the outro of an episode of Modern Wisdom that featured an interview with the author himself. On other podcasts, such as The Rich Roll Podcast, guest Gordo Byrn discussed reading the book to process feelings of envy, noting that Burgis frames envy as a valuable informational signal that requires close attention rather than dismissal. Jimmy Soni mentioned having long conversations about mimetic desire with Burgis on the Dwarkesh Podcast. Across these episodes, the book is consistently praised for providing a practical framework to help individuals recognize why they want what they want, liberating them from unconscious societal pressures.
Every mention
Andrew Wilkinson well i think um we got to talk about this book i read called wanting have you guys heard of this book 1
“well i think um we got to talk about this book i read called wanting have you guys heard of this book”
Chamath Palihapitiya And so there was a book called wanting w-a-n-t-i-n-g by this author named Luke burgess. Superb book very ea… 1
“And so there was a book called wanting w-a-n-t-i-n-g by this author named Luke burgess. Superb book very easy to read very accessible”
Chris Williamson luke burgess ladies and gentlemen wanting the power of memetic desire in everyday life will be linked in th… 1
“luke burgess ladies and gentlemen wanting the power of memetic desire in everyday life will be linked in the show notes below”
Gordo Byrn there's this feeling of envy and and envy is something we don't talk about much as a society and I read thi… 1
“there's this feeling of envy and and envy is something we don't talk about much as a society and I read this book called wanting by Luke and he talks about your Envy tells you there's information there and you really need to pay attention to it and so I I acknowledge it and I don't just acknowledge”
Jimmy Soni i have had long conversations with a friend luke burgess who wrote a book called wanting and we've we've so… 1
“i have had long conversations with a friend luke burgess who wrote a book called wanting and we've we've sort of talked about this a lot right”
Luke Burgis he goes i have no shame he goes i learned from the best 1
“he goes i have no shame he goes i learned from the best”
Shaun Puri i'm reading three two two books on this topic the first is called wanting which is uh andrew suggested it t… 1
“i'm reading three two two books on this topic the first is called wanting which is uh andrew suggested it that's why i bought it he suggested it on this pod it's called wanting”
Other mentions (6: passing, ad reads, own books)
“He’s author of the bestselling book Wanting, and his recent work is just coming out. It is called The One and the Ninety-Nine”
“The new book or Wanting or both? ... Wanting is about mimetic desire, and this book is a continuation of that and how it plays out in social dynamics, the self versus the crowd.”
“have you read the book wanting yet no no i haven't what is that good one it's all about are you saying wanting is in like that's so that's actually mimetic”
“there's been many studies that i reference in the book”
“and part of why i wrote this book is just to let people say here's here's part of the programming”
“um you know i recommend in the book the importance of uh of of a retreat every year”