Periagoge
Scenario

When open source responsibility becomes overwhelming

I've been contributing to this open source project for three years and the maintainer just burned out and quit and now everyone is looking at me to take over but I already work sixty hours a week at my day job.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The natural flow of leadership in collaborative spaces often moves toward those who resist it most.

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 Open source as philosophy?”

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.