Drive Yourself Sane / Edition 3

by Susan Presby Kodish, Bruce I. Kodish

Overview

This thoroughly revised Third Edition of Drive Yourself Sane, first published in 1993, remains the most reliable short introduction to 'general semantics' (GS) now available. A remarkable system of thought founded by Alfred Korzybski (1879-1950), GS is based on a careful study of human behavior and scientific problem-solving, bridging applied psychology and practical philosophy. Drive Yourself Sane provides time-tested methods for critical and creative thinking and constructive communicating with a variety of problem-solving applications for mental hygiene, personal development, education, business, etc. The text and accompanying exercises help readers sharpen the primary tools they were born with: their individual brain-nervous systems with their marvelous capacities to adapt to change and to learn from and build upon their own and other people's experiences. This Third Edition contains fascinating additional biographical material about Alfred Korzybski, based on research for Bruce Kodish's book, Korzybski: A Biography. Includes Notes, Bibliography and Index.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780970066411
Publisher:	Extensional Publishing
Publication date:	11/19/2010
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	244
Sales rank:	890,612
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

Bruce and Susan Kodish together bring over 40 years of experience in general semantics, psychology, personal coaching, movement therapy/education, and mind-body awareness to their teaching, writing, and individual and group work. They jointly received the 1998 J. Talbot Winchell Award from the Institute of General Semantics for their contributions to the field of general semantics. Bruce's and Susan's goal is to help create a saner, safer world, one person at a time.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgements
Foreword by Albert Ellis, Ph.D.
On Reading This Book
1. Introductions
2. Glass Doors and Unicorns
3. Uncommon Sense
4. Endless Complexities
5. The Process of Abstracting
6. Mapping Structures
7. The Structural Differential
8. Non-Verbal Awareness
9. Verbal Awareness
10. The Structure of Language
11. Self-Reflexive Mapping
12. The Extensional Orientation
13. Getting Extensional
14. Time-Binding
15. Et Cetera
On Alfred Korzybski
On General Semantics Organizations
Glossary
Notes
References
Index

What People are Saying About This

Robert Anton Wilson

Robert Anton Wilson, futurist, author of Schrodinger's Cat and Quantum Psychology:

Using the methods in this book can cure racism, sexism and similar dangerous follies quicker than any other educational technique.

Albert Ellis

Albert Ellis, Ph.D., President, Albert Ellis Institute:

Drive Yourself Sane applies Korzybski's brilliant general semantics philosophy to its readers' everyday lives and shows them how to live more sanely.

Michael J. Gelb

Michael J. Gelb, author of How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Everyday:

An outstanding work -- takes a complex subject and makes it simple and approachable.

Editorial Reviews

...concise guide...offer[s] a solid, practical approach to the formulations of Alfred Korzybski...explains general semantics in fifteen succinct chapters...
— Review of First Edition from General Semantics Bulletin

Martin H. Levinson, Ph.D.