Career Quote by Pierre Bourdieu
““everything conspires to make us forget the socially constructed, and hence arbitrary and artificial, character of investment in the economic game and its stakes: the ultimate reasons for commitment to work, a career or the pursuit of profit in fact lie beyond or outside calculation and calculating reason in the obscure depths of a historically constituted habitus, which means that, in normal circumstances, one gets up every day to go to work without deliberating on the issue, as indeed one did yesterday and will do tomorrow.)””
About This Quote
Source Book: OutlineThe Logic of Practice", 1990
People often work without reflecting on the deeper, socially constructed reasons behind their jobs, driven by habit and unconscious habitus.
In simple terms: Work is guided by unconscious social habits.
Key Takeaway
Question your work motivations.
Themes
sociology
habit
work
Mood
thoughtful
analytical
Type
sociological
philosophical
When to use this quote
- career choice
- daily routine
- organizational culture
Key Concepts
habitus
social construction
economic behavior
Questions to Reflect On
- What unconscious habits shape your professional life?
- How might you make work more intentional?
A Different Perspective
Assumes all work is habit‑driven, overlooking conscious agency and purpose‑seeking.
