Periagoge
Scenario

How Impatience Prevents Learning from Elders

My elderly father takes forever to tell stories with all the background context but when I try to hurry him along I miss the wisdom hidden in what seems like unnecessary details.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Your desire for efficiency is causing you to dismiss the very richness that contains the deepest teachings.

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 African ubuntu time — event-based and relational?”

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.