In the first half of the book, Berne introduces transactional analysis as a way of interpreting social interactions. He describes three roles or ego states, known as the Parent, the Adult, and the Child, and postulates that many negative behaviors can be traced to switching or confusion of these roles. He discusses procedures, rituals, and pastimes in social behavior in light of this method of analysis. For example, a boss who talks to his staff as a controlling 'parent' will often engender self-abased obedience, tantrums, or other childlike responses from his employees.
The second half of the book catalogues a series of "mind games" in which people interact through a patterned and predictable series of "transactions" which are superficially plausible (that is, they may appear normal to bystanders or even to the people involved), but which actually conceal motivations, include private significance to the parties involved, and lead to a well-defined predictable outcome, usually counterproductive. The book uses casual, often humorous phrases such as "See What You Made Me Do," "Why Don't You — Yes But," and "Ain't It Awful" as a way of briefly describing each game. In reality, the "winner" of a mind game is the person that returns to the Adult ego-state first.
I have to admit to sometimes sitting back in meetings and looking for the games the various people around the table are playing. Do I ever join in? Well, of course not, I save my game playing for geo-caching!
Anyway, in order to find this cache, you will have to find out which game I am playing with you, dear reader.
The co-ordinates above are not for the cache, they are for a near-by hostelry where you can quench your thirst after finding the cache!
The cache can be found at:
(M-G+H) (P+0-A) (M-G) (M+S+D) (F+H) (K-N) G
(J-K-C) (F-G-D) (M-N) (P+E-T) (B+U) R (Y-W) (G+H)
Many thanks to Reallysquare for the inspiration for this puzzle!
There is parking nearby but be careful because the road is a very busy one!
Congratulations to xxsuperjohn for FTF and Reallysquare for STF. !
