My partner and I are both trying to understand patterns from our families of origin before we have kids, but we keep getting stuck because my approach is to read everything and analyze while theirs is more intuitive and experiential, and we're not actually learning together anymore.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people are attempting shared preparation through different modes of historical inquiry, creating parallel processes rather than integrated understanding.
“Where Are You with The temporal axis — studying the past as preparation?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.