Books
Third Factor Reads: Extreme Intelligence by Dr. Sonja Falck
Dr. Sonja Falck’s new book dives into the psychosocial experience of high IQ individuals across their lifespan. Focusing on the tendency for such people to feel set apart from others, Falck observes that they tend to fall into one of four relational styles and offers thoughts on how they progress—or regress—from one style to another.
Third Factor Reads: This Star Shall Abide by Sylvia Engdahl
For our issue on non/conformity, we have the perfect book to feature: the story of a heretic.
Third Factor Reads: Mellow Out by Michael M. Piechowski
Executive Editor Chris Wells describes how Michael Piechowski’s Mellow Out opened doors for her to understand herself as a gifted person, and showed her the way forward in studying overexcitability as an academic.
Third Factor Reads: The Mind Illuminated by Culadasa
The Mind Illuminated is a great meditation manual that will guide you, step by step, from establishing your practice to achieving tranquility and equanimity. If all you’re looking to do is learn to sustain your focus, it’ll help you with that, too.