The six ways are: Withdrawal, Ritual, Pastime, Activities, Games and Rackets, Intimacy.

These six ways are classified so, in accordance with the stroke strength with which they are generated. Berne has classified them in the above order exactly for this reason. Thus Intimacy and Games are the kinds with more intense strokes to them than the four earlier classifications of time structuring,

Every human operates from a three-tier personality status or ego state, each level or ego state constantly interfering with the other at a very subtle level. Unless one is very tuned to oneself, it is difficult to understand the influences of the various ego states in operation during interpersonal communication.

Time-structuring, as a concept integral to Transaction Analysis, is propounded by Eric Berne. In order to understand this concept, the concept of hungers needs to be discussed first.  He terms the conventionally known 'needs' or 'drives' as 'hungers' which express the various needs of individuals in the context of various situations in daily life.

2. Rituals: It is the traditional social interactions that we encounter in our day today life. It is the normal interaction that take place at the same place in same situation. Example: "hi,good morning", " good bye,thanks".It is something like in wedding ceremonies, office parties etc..