Mindshift: The Employee Handbook for Understanding the Changing World of Work

Anything by Price Pritchett is great reading and insight.

Here's a man who believes that humans are just little pawns in the economy, and that, essentially, Mammon is God. And wouldn't it be appropriate for such a man to quote Charles Darwin in building his little argument that all of us are here merely as minions to the economic forces? So he does, as follows: "It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change" (page 60).This Price Pritchett fella spends his writing time convincing us that our essence is found in what we contribute to the economy, and then his last sentence, the very last in this little book, reads as follows: "And let's enjoy the ride."But it can't be both ways. If we endeavor to really enjoy ourselves, we may conflict with the purposes of the economy. If we really dedicate ourselves to the economy, we may not particularly enjoy it. Price Pritchett is talking out of two sides of his mouth. And why shouldn't he? Mammon is is his God, and Mammon has served him well. He's trying to convince the rest of us that we should go along with Mammon's program. I prefer the real God, myself: I don't know what or who that is, but I know what it ain't, and it ain't Mammon.This little pamphlet does have some interesting statistics. Thus it merits a two. Diximus.