Interpersonal Communication In Relationships

James Harrison's guide to hating people

In 1936, Dale Carnegie published " How to Win Friends and Influence People ." The book went on to sell more than 15 million copies worldwide and cemented Carnegie's status as a self-help guru.

"How to Win Friends" is worth a look if you want some tips on interpersonal communication for personal and business relationships. But what if you don't care about interpersonal communication? What if you don't give a crap what anyone says? In fact, what if your true joy in life is hitting people in the mouth as hard as you can?

Then you might want to read James Harrison's "How to Lose Friends and Intimidate People." Here are some brief selections from the book:

When I was in school at Kent State, I remember I was supposed to read "How to Win Friends and Influence People." I opened the book, saw the first chapter was titled "If You Want to Gather Honey, Don't Kick Over the Beehive" and knew right away that Dale Carnegie was a moron.

Now, honey is delicious. I'm not going to argue that. But non-morons gather honey at the supermarket. So bees are useless. In fact, when I see a beehive, I make a point of kicking it over. Then I yell at the bees. "Look at you, stupid bees! I destroyed your home! What are you going to do about it? I'm 10,000 times your size!" Then, when they start stinging me, I shoot at them. My FN Five-Seven pistol will mess a bee up good.

No matter who are you, there's someone with more power above you. Even the president has to answer to someone: the voters.

But just because someone was placed above you doesn't mean that: a) You put them there; or that b) You want them there; or that c) ... I don't remember what C was. %#$* you.

And even if you do, for some reason, like and respect the person in charge, you have to bring them down a few pegs from time to time or they'll get too cocky.

There are many different ways to go with this. You could walk into your boss' office and tell him he's a "crook." Or send an office-wide email, making sure to CC him, in which you refer to him as a "devil." Both of those will get his attention. In most cases you will subsequently be fired. So what. After he fires you, just launch yourself into his head, leaving him concussed. He won't remember what you said.

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&Nbsp; I am writing in response to your request asking for some advice on interpersonal communication in your relationship. As you know my husband and I have been attending classes that help with communication in relationships. We also believe we can give you some dire advice based on our own personal experience since we have six years behind us. Being a newly engaged couple and asking for advice before marriage lets us know you are both serious in committing to one another. This also makes it seem you are both committed to keeping your relationship alive and well. The best advice I can give you is to keep your communication alive and well. In this letter I will give you some advice on the concepts of good interpersonal communication. I will explain what we have been learning in our classes and also what I can explain to how we have experienced this in our relationship.     The first basic but important skill to communication is listening. Listening to each other shows that you both respect one another and care about what the other is saying. There are three important types of listening and they are: active, critical, and empathetic.   The first skill that we will discuss pertaining to the listening is actively listening. Active listening is assertive communication that develops a sense of trust.   In my personal relationship letting your spouse know that you are listening lets them feel important and build trust within your relationship. Actively listening in your communication will allow you to build trust because of the openness that it builds. Openness within active listening makes your spouse feel a connection which leads to building trust among the two of you.   Based on the interpersonal communication texts actively listening has four advantages which are: real communication, understanding, intimacy/trust, and appreciation of each other. These listening advantages create...

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