Four Principles to Reading People
by Reading people is an art you can master without trying too hard. Most people study all the cold hard facts and what’s in front of them to influence to their way of reading people, but that’s only half of the whole equation. The other half of the equation stems from the right part of the brain, where your more creative side lies. Using these four principles in action is the best practice you can have instead of reading about it and never testing your skills out.
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Establishing Your Current Level of Performance
When starting off reading someone, you should begin analyzing their behavior. Preferably, you should do this task with someone you already know. This can be done by questioning yourself about the person’s behavior to reflect that their behavior is their typical behavior. Carry an observation journal to record all your findings.
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Noticing the Patterns
Because our minds are known to consciously process limited information, it may be more frustrating because its selective in what information it brings to our attention. When looking for patterns, you must analyze people’s facial expressions for signals that can signify a specific state of behavior or mind. It’s good to note that looking for a single pattern by itself won’t be much helpful than a group of patterns. One pattern can lead to any kind of behavior; more than one will narrow down you options and get you closer to something that will reveal that person to you.
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Refining and Challenging Assumptions
This is the easiest principle because this is the time when you have to ask questions to delve deeper. Meaning this is the clarifying process. You must ask questions that can confirm or contradict your earlier assumptions.
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Make a Decision
When you get to this principle, you should have already established your current level of performance, recognized the many patterns, and refined and challenged all your assumptions. Then you have all the requirements to make your final decision.
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