Is there really a straight line between you and the things you want in life? Entrepreneur and educator Luke Burgis goes deep on how understanding mimetic desire can help you better connect the dots between where you are now, and where you want to go. Burgis breaks down the theories behind mimetic desire and the teachings of René Girard, why all of our behavi ... Show More
May 12
Winston Weinberg: Speed, Stress, and Better Decisions
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OpenAI Co-Founder: AI Goes Parabolic! Here's What's Next | Greg Brockman
The AI race, the future of AGI, and the inside story of OpenAI. Greg Brockman is the co-founder of OpenAI. This is the most detailed first-person account he has given of the 72 hours after Sam Altman was fired, how OpenAI started, and the future. Greg explains how the original Na ... Show More
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The $25B CEO: Most Leaders Are Setting Goals Way Too Small
Mario Harik is the CEO of XPO, one of the largest trucking companies in the world, and leads a team of 40,000 people across a multi‑billion‑dollar operation. He started as employee #3, trained under Brad Jacobs (who’s built eight multibillion‑dollar companies from scratch), and h ... Show More
1h 39m
Feb 2023
322: Luke Burgis, What fuels our desires? (Strategy Skills classics)
<p dir="ltr">For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we interviewed the author of <em>Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life</em>, Luke Burgis.</p> <p dir="ltr">Why do we want what we want? This topic is rarely presented in conversations, bu ... Show More
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