#psychology #transactional-analysis #games-people-play

idea

Life scripts are socially defined high-level rules that we are following. Examples of life scripts:

• Work life: university -> job -> seek power -> retire
• Build a family: date -> marry -> have children

They can be of lower level as well, such as the script we follow when organizing a wedding (phases, who to invite, etc.) or how we proceed when going to a coffee shop, what a lunch is, etc.

The problem with life scripts is that they create invisible shackles, pushing us to forget optionality, that we can change how we do things so that life is more enjoyable.

links

[[if-not-hell-yes-then-no]]

[[inner-story]]

Transactional analysis has the concept of life position. Also closely related to games people play.

references

Not overthinking discussing a few life scripts