The Religion of Workism Is Making Americans Miserable - The Atlantic

[Bill Breck]

This is an example of a deeper work-faith exploration that can help transform minds:

The economists of the early 20th century did not foresee that work might evolve from a means of material production to a means of identity production. 

They failed to anticipate that, for the poor and middle class, work would remain a necessity; but for the college-educated elite, it would morph into a kind of religion, promising identity, transcendence, and community. 

Call it workism.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/02/religion-workism-making-americans-miserable/583441/

[Dr. Ernie Prabhakar]

That’s one aspect of the current “Great Reset” I am most enjoying: learning how to fit work in around healthy lifestyle and relationships, rather than vice versa as I’ve been trained to do my entire life...

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[Roy Tinklenberg]

Great article, Bill! Thanks for sharing it. 

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[Bill Breck]

You can again use Jesus as a model for that. I’m reminded that there absolutely nothing recorded in scripture about his carpentry/technion job. 

And people back then, when they first met each other, didn’t see to ask, “which company do you work for?”. It was much more asking about your family and other relationships!

Granted, almost all “worked at home” back then. But the emphasis sure seems different. 

On Apr 30, 2020, at 1:15 PM, Dr. Ernie Prabhakar <ernest.p...@gmail.com> wrote:

That’s one aspect of the current “Great Reset” I am most enjoying: learning how to fit work in around healthy lifestyle and relationships, rather than vice versa as I’ve been trained to do my entire life...

To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/d-church/C0B18206-0BDF-41F6-99AA-E31BE022B4FC%40gmail.com.