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Word Up

Little Languaging Hacks for Big Change

Dani Katz

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English
Wakey-Wakey Press
21 January 2018
Most people think language is just a tool for communication. But, it's not. It's reality creation technology.

In Word Up, Dani Katz brings the lens of linguistic architecture down to the level of everyday speech, revealing how seemingly minor languaging patterns shape perception, identity, behavior, and results.

Where The Language of Betterarchy examines how language scales into systems, Word Up shows us how those same dynamics operate at the level of the individual-moment-to-moment, sentence-to-sentence.

Because the way you speak:
* determines how you think
* influences your perspective
* shapes your beliefs
* constructs your identity
* constrains (or expands) what you believe is possible

And the majority of it is happening unconsciously and automatically.

Word Up offers a carefully curated selection of precise, practical interventions-small shifts in languaging that produce delightfully disproportionate changes in clarity, agency, empowerment, identity, and outcome.

Inside, you'll learn how to:
* identify habitual language patterns that reinforce confusion, passivity, disempowerment, and/or misalignment
* shift from vague, unconscious phrasing to precise, intentional expression
* interrupt linguistic loops that distort perception and decision-making
* use language to create coherence between what you think, say, and do

This is not about positive thinking or magical thinking; it's about precise, strategic, and deliberate thinking - which is all shaped with words.

For those willing to take responsibility for how they speak-and therefore how they perceive-Word Up becomes a daily practice in refining reality at the level of languaging.
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Imprint:   Wakey-Wakey Press
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 7mm
Weight:   191g
ISBN:   9798869181084
Pages:   122
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for Word Up: Little Languaging Hacks for Big Change

"Enter the magic world of master-wordsmith, Dani Katz, where simple communication tweaks produce transcendental changes. Follow her quirky, entertaining path and watch your world change. - Gay Hendricks, Ph.D., author of The Big Leap and Conscious Loving Dani Katz's voice is indispensable. She understands the music and philosophy of language like few others and she's magnanimous to share her mastery. A sensei's guidebook. - Joe Donnelly, author of L.A. Man I am a word person...I have always been fascinated by the power of language, and its layered rhythms and effects on the psyche and its under-estimated influence in the world. With that in mind I approached Dani's book wondering what the hell she could offer. Frankly, I am amazed at what she has wrought. It is so original, so deft, so sweetly illuminating and even scholarly, so fun, that I am happy to recommend it to all comers who want to expand their language wisdom. - Jay Levin, founder of LA Weekly Profound. - R. Brockway ""This little book is far more powerful than one might first realize. Sometimes the smallest changes have the greatest effects, and Dani's little language hacks can change a biting argument into a heart-opening experience. Our whole life is built upon our inner language, so why not refine yours until it shimmers like a jewel? This book can help in that regard. I love it!"" - Richard Rudd, author of The Gene Keys and The Art of Contemplation Katz's reverence for the power of language is delightful, infectious and profoundly timely. In this deceptively simple little book, she guides the reader to grok that our every word is precious, powerful and alive with transformative potential. - Guru Singh"


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