The human being that uses his/her brain, body, and mind to make, construct, develop, and carry out all behaviors, activities, interests, and opinions.
Published in Chapter:
A Producer Mindset as an Alternative to a Consumer Mindset
Homer B. Warren (Youngstown State University, USA) and Linette Stratford (Youngstown State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2019
|Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6120-0.ch015
Abstract
Consumer mindset (or consciousness) promotes childlike behaviors and inhibits intelligent decision making needed for human wellbeing. Producer mindset (consciousness), on the other hand, promotes intelligent decision making, autonomy, self-efficacy, individual empowerment, and overall wellbeing. This chapter gives an overview of the difference between the two types of consciousness, provides language to nurture a producer consciousness, and illustrates the benefits of replacing consumer consciousness with producer consciousness.