The Puritan Work Ethic is a sign value; the perceived difficulty or effort expended in accomplishment of a task, not the outcome of that task, is the measure of the worth or value of the task. Accordingly, something that demands a long period of extreme effort and determination will be worth more than whatever comes [...]
Discovering Your Calling, Or Not.
There is no end to “self-help” and “motivational” literature purporting to help you discover your “true calling” in life; that thing or industry or job that you will be gloriously happy doing and will finally make all of your labors worthwhile. It’s all bunk.
The concept of “a calling” is part and parcel of the Protestant [...]
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