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.

dark exists because of light

we look for patterns.

test essentially asks you to infer other people’s emotions by simply looking at their eyes, i.e., it tests how empathic they are

look for patterns.

People work harder to avoid pain than to get pleasure.

Feeling suddenly angry, hurt, defensive, or offended could be a clue that some nerve has been touched.