We chat with Michael Piechowski about his work on the theory of positive disintegration and finding people whose lives show the theory in action.
Posts by Jessie Mannisto
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The Anti-Creative Funk of Isolation
Creativity has always had a solitary component, but the pandemic drove home to author Jessie Mannisto how much creation is fueled by human connection.
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Bottles of Intellect, Imagination, and Emotion
Developing my ability to notice tastes and smells from far-off lands has been a way to briefly escape lockdown, in a way that’s not quite as unhealthy as it sounds.
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Looking Up
Editor-in-Chief Jessie Mannisto introduces Issue 12: Upward, our May/June 2020 release.
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Transcending Labels: An Interview with Scott Barry Kaufman
Scott Barry Kaufman knows a lot about the labels bright, quirky people often stick upon themselves. In this interview with Third Factor’s editor in chief, he suggests we might be missing something much more important.
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When the G-Word Gets in the Way
For some, the word “gifted” can be a life preserver. Once they’re back on dry land, however, it will surely serve them best to hang it up.
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Third Factor Reads: Transcend by Scott Barry Kaufman
Abraham Maslow extended a hand to Scott Barry Kaufman as he strove to grow as a human being. In TRANSCEND, Kaufman now extends that hand to us.
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A Look in the Mirror
Our editor in chief introduces the March/April 2020 issue, featuring Dabrowski’s dynamism of subject-object in oneself and several articles that show it in action.
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Dabrowski’s Dynamisms: Subject-Object in Oneself
Dynamisms are the heart of the theory of positive disintegration. But what exactly did Dabrowski mean by that abstruse term, “subject-object in oneself?” Our editor explains this powerful process.