Can You Change? The Purpose of the Third Factor
Neurodivergence is all the rage, especially in creative circles. But, contrary to some people’s expectations, that construct is well beyond the point of this site, if it’s even useful at all.
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Lessons From My “Are You My People?!” World Tour
After an unmirrored youth and alienation in her early career led her to a positive disintegration, Hannah Klein set out to find a community with whom she actually clicked. Starting from scratch, she shares what she’s learned about finding healthy, positively adjusted friends.
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Through Chaos, Toward Community
When there are rules and taboos that prevent true fellowship, is there a path out of this stifling pseudo-community? Ralph Rickenbach blends the insights of M. Scott Peck and Kazimierz Dabrowski to navigate through the chaos.
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Dealing with Detractors: How to Protect Your Equanimity
When you engage publicly, there will be a lot of people who want you to shut up—and occasionally, one will go to great lengths to make it happen.
Based on her own experience, therapist Stephanie Winn shares her thoughts on how to maintain equanimity when a detractor is playing by different rules.
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What Skills Do We Need for Community?
What skills do we need to contribute to healthy communities? Author Neil Barnes has teased out five foundational abilities.
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Your Body as a Barometer for Belonging
Fitting in is merely a simulacrum of belonging—but your body can tell what’s real and what isn’t. Pay attention to the signals it gives you.
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Third Factor: The Origin Story
As we work to take this magazine and community to the next level, our strategist Alexis Obernauer wanted to reflect on where this project came from. So she sat down to chat with founder and editor in chief Jessie Mannisto. Here’s the result!
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Authentic Conscience: Unpacking Dabrowski’s Third Factor
The theory of positive disintegration emphasizes authenticity. So what if someone’s authentically a jerk?
The question nagged at the author early in her study of Dabrowski’s theory. With a reframing of the third factor, however, it became clear why no one’s personality ideal is to become a supervillain.
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Are You Abstract Intense?
To reach those who need it, it would be useful to have a neutral, descriptive synonym for the word “gifted.” Here’s my suggestion.
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