What can one learn about a person's personality just by observing them?

Lukas Schwekendiek

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Updated August 30, 2019

1. Those with genuine smiles are more honest with themselves. Most often the fake smiles reveal someone people pleasing and doing something they do not wish to do for the sake of pleasing the person across from them. If a person is out in public, smiling genuinely, it often means they agreed to go somewhere on their terms, not because they had to.
1. A genuine smile can be seen when a person’s eyes get smaller or they are squinting while smiling. It’s a natural reaction you cannot fake.
2. An open stance reveals confidence. If they are open with friends but closed off otherwise it can mean they are not that trusting, while an open stance with everyone means they have nothing to hide or fear from anyone.
1. Open Stances are characterized by where the person\"s toes are pointing and how many ‘vitals’ they are not protecting with their hands or arms. If their palms are facing outward often it’s an even bigger signal of confidence.
3. The persons shoes often reveal why they wear the clothes they do. If you see someone that is wearing very fashionable clothes, but has dirty or used up shoes, it means they most likely only care about their clothes to make an outward appearance. The person that genuinely, for himself/herself, cares about the clothes they wear will also take good care of their shoes.
1. Dirty spots, scratches, loose knots, or even broken soles can be a telling sign of someone that doesn’t care about their look.
4. A tense face is a sign of a person being some other place mentally. When you are in the moment, in the conversation or mentally present with a person then you will be more relaxed. The attention is in the present moment, which often is relatively light compared to the rest of life. People that are in another place mentally either have more important things on their mind, or care little about the conversation or person.
1. Watch out for the space between people’s eyebrows and at the edges of their eyes for tension. A person’s eyes often reveal the most about their level of stress.