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It didn't do anything for me. I like psychology books but I didn't really like this one. Someone else might find it useful.
At first glance, I was a little imtimidated by the book b/c the language seemed very scholarly and a tad over my head. I never really realized that all of life is a "game", especially that most games aren't even overtly played. But I decided to give it a try anyway because the subject interested me and this was a good time in my life to read it. I am halfway through it right now and it is AMAZING. I would really recommend this book to anyone who is kind of mystified as to why people (and themselves) do the things they do. I've gotten a lot out of the book already and I look forward to reading the 2nd half, which looks especially interesting.
In the 1970s Eric Berne created a new field of human understanding called transactional analysis. This was ground breaking in its day and still is, I have to ask myself the question, why after so long haven't these ideas entered main stream human relationship literature.Berne provides a very useful framework for understanding what is really going on in complex relationships. I use a modification of this approach in my day to day work changing organisations, we have identified many organisational game types as a result.Great read, practical and much needed not only in the psychiatrists consulting room but in the workplace.
This is a good intro to transactional analysis. It may occasionally drag for the lay reader however it is manageable. It is hard not to find yourself in the examples and this in sight makes for a good start on improvement. TJW, M.D.
Anyway, I would suggest a thorough review before you invest in this book. I soon realized that this book wasn't for me.
It definitely did not live up to the rating for me. For a minute I thought I had chosen the wrong book.
So, I picking it up again. I was left bored and confused.
At first I thought it was my timing. I rarely give reviews, but feel obligated to do so when I feel that a book is misrated or is hyped more than it delivers.
Maybe check it out from the library first.
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