Periagoge
Scenario

When discussion groups lose intellectual courage and become book reports

My book club used to have passionate discussions where we'd discover new ideas together, but now we mostly just summarize plots and say whether we liked things or not. Everyone seems afraid to sound stupid or pretentious, so we've all retreated into safe, surface-level opinions instead of really wrestling with big questions together.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Collective wonder dies when fear of judgment becomes stronger than curiosity about ideas.

Your guide for this
Nas
Nas works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Wonder as play?”

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.

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