Disciplined Minds is a book about professional graduate school by Jeff Schmidt, a former editor of Physics Today.
From:
http://disciplinedminds.com/
"In this riveting book about the world of professional work,
Jeff Schmidt demonstrates that the workplace is a battleground
for the very identity of the individual, as is graduate school,
where professionals are trained. He shows that professional work
is inherently political, and that professionals are hired to
subordinate their own vision and maintain strict “ideological discipline.”
The hidden root of much career dissatisfaction, argues Schmidt,
is the professional’s lack of control over the political component
of his or her creative work. Many professionals set out to make a
contribution to society and add meaning to their lives. Yet our
system of professional education and employment abusively inculcates
an acceptance of politically subordinate roles in which professionals
typically do not make a significant difference, undermining the
creative potential of individuals, organizations and even democracy.
Schmidt details the battle one must fight to be an independent
thinker and to pursue one’s own social vision in today’s
corporate society. ..."
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