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.
Category Archives: Positive Disintegration
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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.
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From Hiding HSP to Gifted Leader: An Interview with Imi Lo
Emotional sensitivity and intensity can be a gift, but only if you’ve learned how to manage it. Imi Lo of Eggshell Therapy and Coaching shares her thoughts on how to stop hiding from the world and from your own emotions, overcome toxic shame, and make your best effort to find belonging.
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Journey to the East: An Expat’s Disintegration, Part I
Max arrived in China as a listless if integrated young man. Then it gave him the chance to witness true moral courage, starting him on the path to positive disintegration.
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What Goes Into Free Thought? An Interview with Marta Lenartowicz of the School of Thinking
Think you know how to think? The brand new School of Thinking at Vrije Universiteit Brussel is designed to teach students precisely this. Dr. Marta Lenartowicz sat down with Third Factor Magazine to tell us just what the School does—and offers you a few ideas to of areas to focus your own thinking, even if you can’t make it to Belgium for class.
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Maturing Through Creativity: A Conceptual Model of Creativity Development in Young People
How does creativity contribute to adolescents’ psychosocial growth? Here Krystyna Laycraft shares her doctoral research on the subject and shows why the theory of positive disintegration is particularly relevant to the highly creative.
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Regulate Overexcitability to Empower Your Voice – Part II: The Mind
Voice coach Laura Stavinoha explains how to keep your intense mind from running away with you while you speak, leaving your audience in its dust.
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Cancel Culture and the Intellectually Intense
It’s always been hard to be a questioner, but today’s political atmosphere—combined with digital mobbing tools—have made it harder than ever. What’s a good-faith questioner to do?
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Can You Tell You Are Wrong About You? A Cautionary Tale Against Self Diagnosis
Benita diagnosed herself with autism and dyscalculia. With her track record as an expert professional analyst, it was unfathomable to her that she could be wrong.
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