Key points – How to know what you really want
- Desires are fundamentally different from needs.
- Desire is a social process – it’s mimetic. Our desires don’t come from within; rather, we mimic what other people want.
- Identify the people or ‘models’ influencing what you want.
- Categorise these models. Find out who is influencing you from within your world, and who is influencing you from the outside.
- Beware of becoming obsessively focused on what your neighbours have or want.
- Map out the systems of desire in your life.
- Take ownership of your desires.
- Live an anti-mimetic life.
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