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    Talking to Crazy: How to Deal with the Irrational and Impossible People in Your Life
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    Talking to Crazy: How to Deal with the Irrational and Impossible People in Your Life

    By Mark Goulston

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    “Finally! The book that helps you deal with irrational, impossible people.” —Oprah’s Book Club 2.0

    Let’s face it, we all know people who are irrational. No matter how hard you try to reason with them, it never works. So what’s the solution? How do you talk to someone who’s out of control? What can you do with a boss who bullies, a spouse who yells, or a friend who frequently bursts into tears?

    In his book, Just Listen, Mark Goulston shared his bestselling formula for getting through to the resistant people in your life. Now, in his breakthrough new book Talking to Crazy, he brings his communication magic to the most difficult group of all—the downright irrational.

    As a psychiatrist, Goulston has seen his share of crazy and he knows from experience that you can’t simply argue it away. The key to handling irrational people is to learn to lean into the crazy—to empathize with it. That radically changes the dynamic and transforms you from a threat into an ally. Talking to Crazy explains this counterintuitive Sanity Cycle and reveals:

      • Why people act the way they do
      • How instinctive responses can exacerbate the situation—and what to do instead
      • When to confront a problem and when to walk away
      • How to use a range of proven techniques including Time Travel, the Fish-bowl, and the Belly Roll
      • And much more

      You can’t reason with unreasonable people—but you can reach them. This powerful and practical book shows you how.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAMACOM
    Release dateOct 21, 2015
    ISBN9780814436370
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    Talking to Crazy: How to Deal with the Irrational and Impossible People in Your Life
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    Mark Goulston

    Mark Goulston, MD, FAPA is a board-certified psychiatrist, fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, former assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA NPI, and a former FBI and police hostage negotiation trainer. He is the creator of Theory Y Executive Coaching—which he provides to CEOs, presidents, founders, and entrepreneurs—and is a TEDx and international keynote speaker. He is the creator and developer of Surgical Empathy, a process to help people recover and heal from PTSD, prevent suicide in teenagers and young adults, and help organizations overcome implicit bias. Dr. Goulston is the author or principal author of seven prior books, including Why Cope When you Can Heal: How Healthcare Heroes of COVID-19 Can Recover from PTSD, PTSD for Dummies, Get Out of Your Own Way: Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior, Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone, Real Influence: Persuade Without Pushing and Gain Without Giving In, and Talking to Crazy: How to Deal with the Irrational and Impossible People in Your Life. He hosts the My Wakeup Call podcast, where he speaks with influencers about their purpose in life and the wakeup calls that led them there. He also is the co-creator and moderator of the multi-honored documentary Stay Alive: An Intimate Conversation About Suicide Prevention. He appears frequently as a human psychology and behavior subject-area expert across all media, including news outlets ABC, NBC, CBS, and BBC News, as well as CNN, Today, Oprah, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, Harvard Business Review, Business Insider, Fast Company, Huffington Post, and Westwood One.

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    • 5/5
      This REALLY is the Swiss Army knife of dealing w nuts. The best part was seeing my own nuttiness and dealing with it head on. Highly recommended.