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                  W h a t  a r e   P e o p l e S y s t e m s  PS ?



                 While technology systems (thing-systems) have made

            super progress, have present day systems for people kept

            pace with society's needs? The answer is  NO.  There is

            failure and despair in many places. The homeless, the poor,

            the drug addicts, the disadvantaged, the delinquents, the

            broken homes, the abused, the illiterate, the runaways, the

            drop outs, the criminals, the suicides, -- supporting the

            conclusion that many of today's systems for people are

            bankrupt.



                 In fact, thing-systems can put a man on the moon, give

            him a vehicle to ride and then bring him safely back to his

            loved ones -- BUT, using today's systems for people  many

            youngsters can't even get through high school, learning what

            they need to be good citizens -- to enjoy a productive life

            -- free of want and fear.



                 With powerful thing-systems, we can dial a new phone

            number, and talk with anyone, anywhere in the free world,

            BUT,  at the same time, using our outmoded systems for

            people, some folks can't even  talk about a serious subject

            with their loved ones in the same room.



















                 This new book on PeopleSystems works to create an

            improved interface between people and today's complex

            technology.



                          PeopleSystems on the PCXT



             -- designed for easy reading -- is dedicated to promoting

            progress without flash or fanfare.

                 PeopleSystems are simply the regular, often daily

            patterns that can guide, control or just play a part in our

            lives. PeopleSystems are made up of the HABITS-III, the

            CUSTOMS-II and the LAWS-I that can cause or restrict human

            activities. The progress or stagnation of society is often

            reflected its PeopleSystems.  Examples:   Three meals aday.

            Or K thru 12, then college, job or family.,etc.

                 The progress of thing-systems is centuries ahead of

            systems for people. In fact, during the last few decades,

            systems for people were mostly ineffective -- stumbling

            through all sorts of self-destructive patterns in the

            family, the government, big business, the environment and

            many other institutions. USA's systems for people were once

            a model of progress for the world.



                 As Rousseau said - Perhaps people have grown too smart,

            too soon ?  Or - Some people don't understand half of what

            they think they know.















                 You may hear the guru's of people control -- the psych-

            ologists exclaim:  BUT, you can't systemize people ! HUH ?

            Perhaps what they mean is -- Try not to let people know you

            want to help them, otherwise you may not succeed. CLAP-TRAP

            from Sophomore Clinical Psychology 101A.



                 PeopleSystems has found out that most people are super-

            systematic, and whether they know it or not, they also try

            to use systems that work and succeed. People will rebel,

            however, if required to follow dumb systems that don't work.



                 Ask the ~un-believer~ how many different routes he uses

            to go home from work? Then ask -- Which way (or system) does

            he use most of the time?    HE DIDN'T REALIZE HIS METHOD FOR

            GOING HOME WAS A SYSTEM or PATTERN! -- FOR SHAME.



                 Here are some commonplace examples of PeopleSystems:



               HABITS-III        CUSTOMS-II        GOVERNMENT OR LAWS-I



             brush  teeth      watch  weight      follow traffic rules

             wash  face        kind to ladies     marriage/ divorce laws

             wear shoes        hold a wake        funeral laws

             speak clearly     talk English       pay judgments

             chew mouth shut   eat three meals    ingredients on package

             carry money       use U.S. money     don't deface currency

             date others       set up household   get married













             buy things        earn a living      pay taxes



             REMEMBER: A SYSTEM is just  a SET of EVENTS with a PURPOSE.



                 There are many more complicated ways to define a

            system, but the simplest is the best. If a concept or idea

            can't be explained in a simple manner, than there may be

            something wrong with the system. OR this may not be a basic

            unit, a root unit, in systems. Most systems are made up of

            other systems.