In this episode we unpack Canadian psychiatrist and analyst Eric Berne's 1964 book "Games People Play."
This book explores...

The 6 different types of social interactions
The most common games people play
What intimacy is and why it is so rare

Links to Reading 
Games People Play by Eric Berne
*note* reading is not required to enjoy this episode!
Host: Zach Stehura  UnpackingIdeas.com
Guest: Sonya   @selfhelpsonya on TikTok & Instagram
Theme Music: Polyenso
Timestamps
00:00:00 Intro
00:04:04 The 6 Types of Interactions
00:05:59 Withdrawal
00:08:09 Procedures
00:10:13 Rituals
00:11:39 Emotional Stroking 
00:14:28 Calculating how many strokes to give
00:19:21 Pastimes/Small-talk 
00:20:06 Types of Small-talk
00:21:08 How a host determines the pastimes people play at a party
00:24:08 The rules for small-talk
00:27:16 Why we engage in small-talk
00:28:38 The 3 Ego States
00:29:25 The Parent Ego State
00:29:45 The Child Ego State
00:30:18 The Adult Ego State
00:31:32 Complementary Transactions
00:33:31 Crossed Transactions
00:36:00 Child-Child Transaction
00:38:04 Adult-Adult Transaction
00:38:39 The 2 Levels of of an interaction (social level & psychological level)
00:39:05 Superficial Transactions
00:39:32 Ulterior Transactions
00:39:46 Flirtatious Games
00:42:32 A Thesaurus of Games
00:42:36 "Look Ma, No Hands!"
00:47:32 "Now I've got You, You Son-of-a-Bitch!"
00:52:55 "Why Don't You, Yes But..."
00:55:25 Intimacy
00:56:00 The Uncorrupted Child 
00:57:39 Operations ie. stating a need directly
01:00:36 Why most people settle for games
01:01:53 Closing Thoughts
01:03:34 Outro 



 

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