Periagoge
Scenario

How to Stay Motivated When Systems Make Your Good Work Feel Futile

I love my job as a social worker but the system is so broken that I feel like I'm putting bandaids on problems that require surgery and I'm starting to wonder if I'm part of the problem.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The gap between one's desire to help and the structural limitations of how help is allowed can create a devastating sense of complicity in harm.

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

“Where Are You with Buddhist economics — right livelihood?”

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.