This classic book explores why some people can change their lives while others cannot. The famous psychologist Paul Watzlawick presents an idea often considered radical: the solutions to our problems are embedded within the problems themselves. The book raises old questions about persistence and change, exploring why problems arise and persist in some cases while in others they are easily resolved. Incorporating ideas about human communication, marriage and family therapy, as well as the therapeutic effects of paradoxes and problem-solving techniques, Change draws heavily from the field of psychotherapy.