Seth Godin's ChangeThis manifesto, Brainwashed: Seven Ways to Reinvent Yourself, may be just what you need as the world of jobs, money and security plunges into unknown territory:
"Years ago, when you were about four years old, the system set out to persuade you of something that isn't true."
"Not just persuade, but drill, practice, reinforce, and yes, brainwash."
"The mission: to teach you that you're average. That compliant work is the best way to a reliable living. That creating average stuff for average people, again and again, is a safe and easy way to get what you want."
"Step out of line and the system would nudge (or push) you back to the center. Show signs of real creativity, originality or even genius, and well-meaning parents, teachers and authority figures would eagerly line up to get you back in line."
"Our culture needed compliant workers, people who would contribute without complaint, and we set out to create as many of them as we could."
"And so generations of students turned into generations of cogs, factory workers in search of a sinecure. We were brainwashed into fitting in, and then discovered that the economy wanted people who stood out instead."
