Rule #1 crazy people make you crazy
Subtitle: at work edition : the survival guide for coping with impossible people
By: John Patterson ; Jim Duffy, editor ; Mark Hill, illustrator
Edition: At Work edition.
Publisher: Spring Branch Farm, LLC--Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Butler, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
ISBN-13: 9780986194214
Subjects: Interpersonal conflict; Interpersonal relations; Conflict management; Interpersonal confrontation; Interpersonal communication
Other titles: Rule number one
Description: "What is this book about? The book is about coping with the crazy people at work. The book has 10 rules to survive by. Rule #1 -- Crazy people make you crazy is the foundation of all of them. The rules allow you to identify and then avoid the crazy people and situations that drag you down. Why you should read this book? All of a sudden, life is flying by. What we want at this point more than anything is to pay attention to what matters. We want time for precious things -- whatever unique combination of family and friends and hobbies and faith and community brings each of you his or her unique sense of joy and fulfillment. Life is too short and too precious to allow ourselves to be side-tracked by impossible people and the impossible problems they create. What makes this book different? Some people see it as serious book that has cartoons; others see it as a funny book with some serious points to absorb. The book is friendly, conversational, and entertaining. It is written is to be a quick satisfying read. You will find new concepts on every page but no extra pages of verbiage. many people do a two-hour blitz. that airplane ride to Chicago becomes an entertaining learning experience."--Back cover.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: The birth of rule #1; title: Rule #1: Crazy people make you crazy; title: Rule #2: Am I crazy?; title: Rule #3: FUD: Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt; title: Rule #4: Count the bricks; title: Rule #5: Think twice about first impressions; title: Rule #6: Trouble now is trouble later; title: Rule #7: If it feels good, don't say it; title: Rule #8: First guy on paper wins; title: Rule #9: the bag of shit theory; title: Rule #10: It's never too late to do it right; title: Epilogue: So, what have you learned, Dorothy?