Read People Like a Book: How to Analyze, Understand, and Predict People’s Emotions, Thoughts, Intentions, and Behaviors

“actions speak louder than words”

Projection is a defense mechanism that can cause considerable damage and chaos if not understood for what it is. In this case, we place unwanted and unclaimed feelings onto someone or something else rather than seeing that they are a part of ourselves. We do not recognize our own “dark side” and project it onto others, blaming them for our shortcomings or seeing our flaws in their actions.

Even the least emotionally and socially intelligent people can learn something about other people if they engage with them long enough.

denial and rationalization.

If a person does the same unusual thing five times in a single short conversation, then that’s something to pay attention to.

dark exists because of light

we look for patterns.

its often easier to arrive at the more negative conclusion when an alternate, more positive one is equally likely.

Behavior is meaningless in a void;

Theory of mind” is the term we use to describe the ability to think about other people’s cognitive and emotional realities.