10 Books Worth Reading in 2022

1. Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life

“Models are the gravitational centers around which our social lives turn. It’s more important to understand this now than at any other time in history. If you look hard enough, you will find a model (or a set of models) for almost everything-your personal style, the way you speak, the look and feel of your home. But the models that most of us overlook are models of desire,” says Luke Burgis.

Throughout our lives, we’re exposed to models of desire. When you’re a kid, the rich kid with the nicer shoes is your model of desire. He has something you don’t have but want a nicer pair of shoes. In adult life, we experience a more drastic version of this.

Our models of desire are the entrepreneurs who make more money, authors who have sold more books, or influencer who has more followers. If you don’t choose your role models carefully, they can wreak havoc in your life.

2. The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit

“Sometimes it is easier to accept bullshit than to fight it. Preferring bullshit over the truth is especially likely to occur when the bullshit aligns with our views of the world or the way we want or hope things to be” says John Petrocelli