Periagoge
Scenario

When advanced education disconnects you from your original passion

I'm in graduate school studying something I used to love, but writing my thesis feels like performing someone else's idea of intelligence and I've lost connection to why I cared.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The academic machinery has transformed your genuine curiosity into a performance of scholarship that feels increasingly meaningless.

Your guide for this
Hypatia
Hypatia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Education & Learning?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.