For certain fortunate people there is something which trans… - Eric Berne

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For certain fortunate people there is something which transcends all classifications of behaviour, and that is awareness; something which rises above the programming of the past, and that is spontaneity; and something that is more rewarding than games, and that is intimacy.

Eric Berne

Games People Play · December 1, 1964 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Eric Berne (born Eric Lennard Bernstein May 10, 1910 – July 15, 1970) was an American psychiatrist and writer, best known as the creator of Transactional analysis, and as the author of Games People Play: the Psychology of Human Relations (1964).

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Birth Name: Eric Lennard Bernstein

Alternative Names: Dr. Eric Berne

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To hurry is to neglect that environment and to be conscious only of something that is still out of sight down the road, or of mere obstacles, or solely of oneself.

games are integral and dynamic components of the unconscious life-plan, or script, of each individual; they serve to fill in the time while he waits for the final fulfillment, simultaneously advancing the action.

Spontaneity means option, the freedom to choose and express one's feelings from the assortment available.

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