Periagoge
Scenario

When career ambition becomes existential avoidance

I work 60 hours a week climbing a career ladder that leads nowhere I actually want to go but stopping feels like dying.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Busyness and achievement become ways to avoid confronting the fundamental questions of meaning and mortality.

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

“Where Are You with Heidegger's being-toward-death?”

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.