https://simplecast.com Third Factor If you're trying to determine, articulate, and defend what you value and why in our age of conflict and disintegration, then you're in the right place. Third Factor is a magazine, community, and podcast dedicated to the life of the mind and the pursuit of the higher path. Focusing on the key planks of questioning, creativity, character, and courage, we seek conversations that help us orient ourselves in a society full of rapid change, conflict, disorientation, and positive disintegration. 2023 Third Factor en Sat, 28 Oct 2023 16:30:22 +0000 Sat, 28 Oct 2023 16:39:27 +0000 https://third-factor.simplecast.com Third Factor https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/a7e4c7b5-290a-4d57-a63f-17798c0d941e/870dbd9d-ca53-497f-b7ce-82ce377af941/3000x3000/blacksquare.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://third-factor.simplecast.com episodic If you're trying to determine, articulate, and defend what you value and why in our age of conflict and disintegration, then you're in the right place. Third Factor is a magazine, community, and podcast dedicated to the life of the mind and the pursuit of the higher path. Focusing on the key planks of questioning, creativity, character, and courage, we seek conversations that help us orient ourselves in a society full of rapid change, conflict, disorientation, and positive disintegration. Jessie Mannisto no https://feeds.simplecast.com/Q9BcTIh5 character, courage, creativity, higher path, life of the mind, positive disintegration, questioning, values Third Factor Magazine 902b4c61-8cfc-42c5-9900-14731a6c4b0c The Struggle to Be Authentic with StoicMom Grappling with her daughter's trans identification was but one step in Stoic Mom's positive disintegration, leading her to truly sort out her values intellectually and grapple emotionally with what it truly means for an individual to live up to her unique potential. In this episode, she continues a conversation she's been having with Jessie on her own podcast, the Stoic Mom project, exploring Jessie's notion of "the paradox of weirdness" and the new counterculture, the meaning of virtue, the problems with mental health diagnosis as identity, and the role of gender in our culture.

]]> Sat, 28 Oct 2023 16:30:22 +0000 editor@thirdfactor.org (StoicMom, Jessie Mannisto) https://www.thirdfactor.org/podcast/episode-9-the-struggle-to-be-authentic-with-stoicmom/ Grappling with her daughter's trans identification was but one step in Stoic Mom's positive disintegration, leading her to truly sort out her values intellectually and grapple emotionally with what it truly means for an individual to live up to her unique potential. In this episode, she continues a conversation she's been having with Jessie on her own podcast, the Stoic Mom project, exploring Jessie's notion of "the paradox of weirdness" and the new counterculture, the meaning of virtue, the problems with mental health diagnosis as identity, and the role of gender in our culture.

]]> The Struggle to Be Authentic with StoicMom StoicMom, Jessie Mannisto 01:06:40 Grappling with her daughter's trans identification was but one step in Stoic Mom's positive disintegration, leading her to truly sort out her values intellectually and grapple emotionally with what it truly means for an individual to live up to her unique potential. Grappling with her daughter's trans identification was but one step in Stoic Mom's positive disintegration, leading her to truly sort out her values intellectually and grapple emotionally with what it truly means for an individual to live up to her unique potential. mental health, authenticity, positive disintegration, paradox of weirdness, gender no full 9 6e77714b-15a6-42e9-8ba6-04fb45fa2a07 Fighting Affective Polarization with Julian Adorney Julian Adorney is fighting our toxic political culture, both by striving to understand polarizing issues intellectually and with nuance, and also by confronting the deep and challenging emotions that are at the root of some of our most hostile rifts.  We explore the role of community, mentorship, and faith (or at least some kind of "north star"), the process of sorting out what we value and why, and follow a tangent toward mental health.

]]> Thu, 12 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000 editor@thirdfactor.org (Julian Adorney, Jessie Mannisto) https://www.thirdfactor.org/podcast/episode-8-fighting-affective-polarization-with-julian-adorney/ Julian Adorney is fighting our toxic political culture, both by striving to understand polarizing issues intellectually and with nuance, and also by confronting the deep and challenging emotions that are at the root of some of our most hostile rifts.  We explore the role of community, mentorship, and faith (or at least some kind of "north star"), the process of sorting out what we value and why, and follow a tangent toward mental health.

]]> Fighting Affective Polarization with Julian Adorney Julian Adorney, Jessie Mannisto 00:48:48 Julian Adorney is fighting our toxic political culture, both by striving to understand polarizing issues intellectually and with nuance, and also by confronting the deep and challenging emotions that are at the root of some of our most hostile rifts. Julian Adorney is fighting our toxic political culture, both by striving to understand polarizing issues intellectually and with nuance, and also by confronting the deep and challenging emotions that are at the root of some of our most hostile rifts. community, braver angels, positive disintegration, depression, affective polarization, fight or flight, politics, mentorship, faith, personality ideal, hierarchization of values no full 8 3a8f2c26-eb77-4884-906f-0b7ac26bf127 Embodied Camaraderie with Alasdair Gunn Alasdair Gunn and Jessie reflect on Genspect's conference in Killarney, Ireland.  What does the experience of meeting online friends in person tell us about living well in the digital age, especially as people who sometimes privilege our minds over our bodies?

]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000 editor@thirdfactor.org (Alasdair Gunn, Jessie Mannisto) https://www.thirdfactor.org/podcast/episode-7-embodied-camaraderie-with-alasdair-gunn/ Alasdair Gunn and Jessie reflect on Genspect's conference in Killarney, Ireland.  What does the experience of meeting online friends in person tell us about living well in the digital age, especially as people who sometimes privilege our minds over our bodies?

]]> Embodied Camaraderie with Alasdair Gunn Alasdair Gunn, Jessie Mannisto 00:53:08 Alasdair Gunn and Jessie reflect on Genspect's conference in Killarney, Ireland. What does the experience of meeting online friends in person tell us about living well in the digital age, especially as people who sometimes privilege our minds over our bodies? Alasdair Gunn and Jessie reflect on Genspect's conference in Killarney, Ireland. What does the experience of meeting online friends in person tell us about living well in the digital age, especially as people who sometimes privilege our minds over our bodies? health, embodiment, community, bodies, medicine, friendship, transgender, connection, mind-body, very online, belonging, gender ideology, genspect no full 7 19ea35fb-e915-4aed-ab55-4860261c808e Courageous Conversation for the Next Generation with Jefferson Shupe After spending too much time arguing unproductively on social media as a younger man, Jefferson Shupe sought a way to pass on what he's learned to the next generation. The result is his YA novel, The Bathwater Brigade. It's the story of a college society with a tradition of intellectual curiosity and rigor—and when the administration ceases to share these values, its members must find a way to defend them.

]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000 editor@thirdfactor.org (Jefferson Shupe, Jessie Mannisto) https://www.thirdfactor.org/podcast/episode-6-courageous-conversation-for-the-next-generation-with-jefferson-shupe/ After spending too much time arguing unproductively on social media as a younger man, Jefferson Shupe sought a way to pass on what he's learned to the next generation. The result is his YA novel, The Bathwater Brigade. It's the story of a college society with a tradition of intellectual curiosity and rigor—and when the administration ceases to share these values, its members must find a way to defend them.

]]> Courageous Conversation for the Next Generation with Jefferson Shupe Jefferson Shupe, Jessie Mannisto 00:50:52 After spending too much time arguing unproductively on social media as a younger man, Jefferson Shupe sought a way to pass on what he's learned to the next generation. The result is his YA novel, The Bathwater Brigade. It's the story of a college society with a tradition of intellectual curiosity and rigor—and when the administration ceases to share these values, its members must find a way to defend them. After spending too much time arguing unproductively on social media as a younger man, Jefferson Shupe sought a way to pass on what he's learned to the next generation. The result is his YA novel, The Bathwater Brigade. It's the story of a college society with a tradition of intellectual curiosity and rigor—and when the administration ceases to share these values, its members must find a way to defend them. no full 6 5a2196ab-7c02-42a6-9b86-17533b61ed12 The Voice in Strength and Vulnerability with Laura Stavinoha What goes into making your voice sound good, and what does the nervous system have to do with it? Voice coach and author Laura Stavinoha talks about the challenge of transmuting overexcitability into talent, a process she learned first from experience.  Laura and Jessie discuss what really makes an effective speaker and how to overcome some challenges facing intense people who want to use their voices more skillfully.

Show Notes

]]> Thu, 14 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000 editor@thirdfactor.org (Laura Stavinoha, Jessie Mannisto) https://www.thirdfactor.org/podcast/episode-5-the-voice-in-strength-and-vulnerability-with-laura-stavinoha/ What goes into making your voice sound good, and what does the nervous system have to do with it? Voice coach and author Laura Stavinoha talks about the challenge of transmuting overexcitability into talent, a process she learned first from experience.  Laura and Jessie discuss what really makes an effective speaker and how to overcome some challenges facing intense people who want to use their voices more skillfully.

Show Notes

]]> The Voice in Strength and Vulnerability with Laura Stavinoha Laura Stavinoha, Jessie Mannisto 01:03:27 What goes into making your voice sound good, and what does the nervous system have to do with it? Voice coach and author Laura Stavinoha talks about the challenge of transmuting overexcitability into talent, a process she learned first from experience. Laura and Jessie discuss what really makes an effective speaker and how to overcome some challenges facing intense people who want to use their voices more skillfully. What goes into making your voice sound good, and what does the nervous system have to do with it? Voice coach and author Laura Stavinoha talks about the challenge of transmuting overexcitability into talent, a process she learned first from experience. Laura and Jessie discuss what really makes an effective speaker and how to overcome some challenges facing intense people who want to use their voices more skillfully. voice, overexcitability, positive disintegration, martin luther king jr., marvin gaye, dabrowski, multilevelness no full 5 e4291c83-28d1-4067-896b-ed9b2096e88d When Struggle Sessions Spur Positive Disintegration Would you believe that a socialist organization used to be a champion of free speech?  That combined with belonging and purpose grounded in ideas, was what inspired Jessie to sign up back in 2013. But when a new wave of members brought a different set of values, she had to figure out what she really valued—and make a difficult choice.

Show Notes

]]> Thu, 7 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000 editor@thirdfactor.org (Jessie Mannisto) https://www.thirdfactor.org/podcast/episode-4-when-struggle-sessions-stir-positive-disintegration/ Would you believe that a socialist organization used to be a champion of free speech?  That combined with belonging and purpose grounded in ideas, was what inspired Jessie to sign up back in 2013. But when a new wave of members brought a different set of values, she had to figure out what she really valued—and make a difficult choice.

Show Notes

]]> When Struggle Sessions Spur Positive Disintegration Jessie Mannisto 00:56:11 Would you believe that a socialist organization used to be a champion of free speech?  That combined with belonging and purpose grounded in ideas, was what inspired Jessie to sign up back in 2013. But when a new wave of members brought a different set of values, she had to figure out what she really valued—and make a difficult choice. Would you believe that a socialist organization used to be a champion of free speech?  That combined with belonging and purpose grounded in ideas, was what inspired Jessie to sign up back in 2013. But when a new wave of members brought a different set of values, she had to figure out what she really valued—and make a difficult choice. dsa, activism, democratic socialists of america, positive disintegration, politics, culture, values, free speech, courage, socialism no full 4 1f9da1f0-2c7f-4e60-9fc0-98903c61e056 Maladjusted to Gen Z's Maladjustment with Margo Margan Gen Z's not doing so hot.  At least, that's what it looks like from Margo Margan's perspective, and that's why she's drawn to the theory of positive disintegration, at least as long as it doesn't turn into yet another celebration of eggshell walking and (negative) maladjustment. 

In this episode, Margo Margan talks about why she founded a group at Third Factor all about "Maladjustment to Maladjustment," how her experience with a mental health misdiagnosis at an early age has influenced her trajectory, and a surprising place she's found belonging.

Show Notes

]]> Thu, 31 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000 editor@thirdfactor.org (Margo Margan, Jessie Mannisto) https://www.thirdfactor.org/podcast/episode-3-maladjusted-to-gen-zs-maladjustment-with-margo-margan/ Gen Z's not doing so hot.  At least, that's what it looks like from Margo Margan's perspective, and that's why she's drawn to the theory of positive disintegration, at least as long as it doesn't turn into yet another celebration of eggshell walking and (negative) maladjustment. 

In this episode, Margo Margan talks about why she founded a group at Third Factor all about "Maladjustment to Maladjustment," how her experience with a mental health misdiagnosis at an early age has influenced her trajectory, and a surprising place she's found belonging.

Show Notes

]]> Maladjusted to Gen Z's Maladjustment with Margo Margan Margo Margan, Jessie Mannisto 00:59:36 Gen Z's not doing so hot, or so it seems to this Gen Zer. That's why she's interested in the theory of positive disintegration -- at least as long as it doesn't lead to yet another celebration of fragility and (negative) maladjustment. Gen Z's not doing so hot, or so it seems to this Gen Zer. That's why she's interested in the theory of positive disintegration -- at least as long as it doesn't lead to yet another celebration of fragility and (negative) maladjustment. no full 3 f8707020-62c8-4958-948c-1a2ab20d1ad2 Of Sophists, Mensheviks, and Cassandras with Marie What do we mean when we talk about the life of the mind?  What is the "intellect" and how can we use it well?  What are some of the hurdles that intellectually inclined people face these days - and that they've faced throughout history?  Jessie and community member Marie set the stage for one of our key themes with a 30,000 overview.

  • The book we're discussing on September 17. 2023 is This Star Shall Abide by Sylvia Engdahl (also published as Heritage of the Star).  You can get it here or as part of a trilogy. (Please note that these are sponsored links.)
  • If you'd like to read more about the book first, here's an article about it from an early issue of Third Factor Magazine.
]]> Thu, 24 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000 editor@thirdfactor.org (Jessie Mannisto, Marie) https://www.thirdfactor.org/podcast/of-sophists-mensheviks-and-cassandras-with-marie/ What do we mean when we talk about the life of the mind?  What is the "intellect" and how can we use it well?  What are some of the hurdles that intellectually inclined people face these days - and that they've faced throughout history?  Jessie and community member Marie set the stage for one of our key themes with a 30,000 overview.

  • The book we're discussing on September 17. 2023 is This Star Shall Abide by Sylvia Engdahl (also published as Heritage of the Star).  You can get it here or as part of a trilogy. (Please note that these are sponsored links.)
  • If you'd like to read more about the book first, here's an article about it from an early issue of Third Factor Magazine.
]]> Of Sophists, Mensheviks, and Cassandras with Marie Jessie Mannisto, Marie 00:59:18 What do we mean when we talk about the life of the mind? What is the "intellect" and how can we use it well? What are some of the hurdles that intellectually inclined people face these days - and that they've faced throughout history? Jessie and community member Marie set the stage for one of our key themes with a 30,000 overview. What do we mean when we talk about the life of the mind? What is the "intellect" and how can we use it well? What are some of the hurdles that intellectually inclined people face these days - and that they've faced throughout history? Jessie and community member Marie set the stage for one of our key themes with a 30,000 overview. cassandra, literature, anti-intellectualism, utopian, sophistry, lenin, martov, intellect, idealism, philosophy, contrarians, life of the mind no full 2 df594d24-7d47-4283-870b-bc6b6937df70 Overexcitability and the Higher Path Overexcitability is often the concept that draws people to the theory of positive disintegration—and that's a shame, because if you get stuck there, you'll miss what the theory is really saying.  In this pilot episode, Third Factor's founder and editor in chief draws on Kazimierz Dabrowski's original writings to explain what overexcitability is and why, though it often is a bad thing, it doesn't necessarily have to be.  Spoiler alert: it's all about this thing called multilevelness, which Jessie explains to set the trajectory for this new podcast.

Show Notes:

]]> Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000 editor@thirdfactor.org (Jessie Mannisto) https://www.thirdfactor.org/podcast/episode-1-overexcitability-and-the-higher-path/ Overexcitability is often the concept that draws people to the theory of positive disintegration—and that's a shame, because if you get stuck there, you'll miss what the theory is really saying.  In this pilot episode, Third Factor's founder and editor in chief draws on Kazimierz Dabrowski's original writings to explain what overexcitability is and why, though it often is a bad thing, it doesn't necessarily have to be.  Spoiler alert: it's all about this thing called multilevelness, which Jessie explains to set the trajectory for this new podcast.

Show Notes:

]]> Overexcitability and the Higher Path Jessie Mannisto 01:09:06 Overexcitability is often the concept that draws people to the theory of positive disintegration—but if you get stuck there, you'll miss what the theory is actually saying.  In this pilot episode, Third Factor's founder and editor in chief draws on Kazimierz Dabrowski's original writings to explain what overexcitability is and why, though it's often a bad thing, it doesn't necessarily have to be.  Spoiler alert: it's all about this thing called multilevelness. Overexcitability is often the concept that draws people to the theory of positive disintegration—but if you get stuck there, you'll miss what the theory is actually saying.  In this pilot episode, Third Factor's founder and editor in chief draws on Kazimierz Dabrowski's original writings to explain what overexcitability is and why, though it's often a bad thing, it doesn't necessarily have to be.  Spoiler alert: it's all about this thing called multilevelness. overexcitability, positive disintegration, multilevelness no full 1