Comments on: Politics, Religion, and Careers http://thegreatofficeescape.com/politics-religion-and-careers/ Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:09:07 -0600 hourly 1 By: Mike http://thegreatofficeescape.com/politics-religion-and-careers/comment-page-1/#comment-4166 Mike Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:21:29 +0000 http://thegreatofficeescape.com/?p=270#comment-4166 Rhoda, Thanks for stopping by! I'm glad you are enjoying the site. I definitely agree that there are a lot of self-imposed limitations floating around out there that result from some of our needs to "belong to something." Our affiliative natures may help give us semi-artificial definition but can also take away our ability to discern our own reactions to things from our chosen "family" whether religious, political or social. Rhoda,

Thanks for stopping by! I’m glad you are enjoying the site. I definitely agree that there are a lot of self-imposed limitations floating around out there that result from some of our needs to “belong to something.” Our affiliative natures may help give us semi-artificial definition but can also take away our ability to discern our own reactions to things from our chosen “family” whether religious, political or social.

]]> By: Rhoda http://thegreatofficeescape.com/politics-religion-and-careers/comment-page-1/#comment-4164 Rhoda Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:54:18 +0000 http://thegreatofficeescape.com/?p=270#comment-4164 Interesting article. I also think political and religious affiliation (or brainwashing) can scupper a person's entrepreneurial or creative ability by building an unconscious or semi-conscious paradigm from which they then continue to operate, e.g. 'Being weathly means you are a bad, greedy person,' or 'Being creative is a luxury; you are lucky to have a job - many people don't.' Etcetera. Even if a person is intellectually aware of the limitations of such arguments, the creativity-sapping effects associated with such politically or religiously-inspired self-talk can be hard to overcome because they are based on emotional conditioning, not intellect. Just a thought... I really like this site, not least for its sense of humour :-) Interesting article. I also think political and religious affiliation (or brainwashing) can scupper a person’s entrepreneurial or creative ability by building an unconscious or semi-conscious paradigm from which they then continue to operate, e.g. ‘Being weathly means you are a bad, greedy person,’ or ‘Being creative is a luxury; you are lucky to have a job – many people don’t.’ Etcetera. Even if a person is intellectually aware of the limitations of such arguments, the creativity-sapping effects associated with such politically or religiously-inspired self-talk can be hard to overcome because they are based on emotional conditioning, not intellect. Just a thought…

I really like this site, not least for its sense of humour :-)

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