Paul Watzlawick is one of the key figures of twentieth-century psychology . Austrian-born , he nodded in 1960 in Palo Alto, California, where through his research at the Mental Research Institute developed the theory of communication that made him famous . To explain , established five axioms , among which he included in the title of this book : You can not not communicate. This is a collection of texts , taken from his major works, in which the author discussed in depth communication.

Watzlawick Radical constructivism denies the existence of absolute truth . When someone has claimed to find that truth has finished committing the greatest crimes against humanity. At the same time , warning us about the impact of media on human behavior : "They have reached the point of brainwash and never got any totalitarian government ."

The author found no reality but create it . Our perception of the same construction is purely subjective , and therefore modified. Watzlawick offers methods to analyze confusing situations , soften conflicts and clarify differences of opinion. We can not wait definitvas formulas and recipes, since the infinite diversity of life requires us to react a different and new way each time. However, we can understand what these problems . The fact is the result of the communication .