7 thing that can tell a lot about a person

Don't we all hope to understand one another better how can you get a good idea of what kind of person your new friend or acquaintance says if psychology has taught us anything it's that people are complicated there is no quick and easy way to assess a person's true character and motivations but there are a few tips and tricks that can help you gain better insight into someone's character. Around us can give a lot of information about themselves without even knowing it they express it in the little things that they do all you have to do is observe carefully so here are 7 small things that can tell you a lot about a person.

1. Their body language from posture to facial expressions to hand gestures researchers believe that our body language and nonverbal cues make up to over 65 percent of all communication interpreting someone's body language can be a powerful tool in helping you to understand their personality attitudes and feelings for example facial cues like smiling convey happiness, burrowed browse to no confusion and biting at your lip means you're worried anxious or distressed clenched fists indicate anger or frustration crossed arms are a sign of defensiveness and fidgeting can mean boredom impatience or deep thought learning how to better read someone else's body language can go a long way in helping you understand what someone is thinking even if they don't say a word to you. 
2. To their social media accounts. Since profile and the way they present themselves online can reveal a lot about their personality traits and interests including the way in which they want to be seen in their social media presence shows how connected they want to be while their privacy settings shows how much they're comfortable sharing with people the pictures they post or share tell you a lot about what they like whether it's going out with friends eating good food or watching movies in the things they tweet about can give you a lot of insight into their likes dislikes and opinions as well.
3. The way they dress another great way you can learn a lot about a person without ever even talking to them is by observing the way they dress for example those who dress casually are often laid back and easy going people who value comfort over style and don't care much for impressing others whereas those who like to wear colorful clothes and fun patterns are usually creative and artistic types who want to express themselves through their fashion sense floral prints and dresses convey femininity and grace while activewear and sporty clothes reveal confidence and dependability in formal attire exudes sophistication and assertiveness.
4. Their taste in music for many of us our musical taste is an integral part of our personal identity we're drawn to certain genres and artists that speak to us on an emotional level we connect with music that helps us better understand ourselves getting to look at someone's personal playlists can inform you about their inner world those who mostly listen to jazz soul and R&B tend to be sensitive poetic passionate and deep while people who like acoustic and folk music are usually thoughtful common warm and those who enjoy pop and dance music are often upbeat fun outgoing and cheerful. 
5. How they treat strangers American author Dave Barry once that person who's nice to you but rude to the waiter is not nice person the way in which you treat people of lower social status than you or people who have nothing to offer you is a telling aspect of your character when someone is rude or disrespectful to a stranger like a burst or server it shows that they're superficial and over privileged they can signify that they're only charming our kinds when they have something to gain from the other person first featured in the book unwritten rules of management this is known as the waiter role and it's something you can use to gauge how caring considerate and empathetic a person truly is. 
6. How they make eye contact appropriate eye contact is a good way for someone to signal that they're paying attention to you and that they're interested in what you're saying but those who often break eye contact maybe nervous uncomfortable or distracted. Shy people also have trouble looking someone in the eye for too long especially if they find the other person a tractive or intimidating dilated pupils indicate desire rapid or excessive blinking conveys distress narrowed eyes showed that the other person may be threatened or suspicious of you.
7. The shopping cart Terry finally we have the shopping cart Terry as the name suggests the shopping cart theory puts in position that whether or not we choose to return the shopping cart once you're done with it is the ultimate litmus test for your capacity for self governance returning the shopping cart is easy and convenient but not altogether necessary it's recognized as the proper thing to do and yet there are no dire consequences waiting for us if we don't perform this task there's nothing to gain from returning your shopping cart so the only reason someone would do so is because they know it's simply the right thing to do to return the cart is to do so out of nothing more than decency kindness and common courtesy from their thoughts and feelings to their true character it's important that we know how to assess people so we can make better decisions about them these little psychology hacks can come in handy in the dating pool making friends job hiring and can help you make a good first impression.

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