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That photo of their daughter that’s facing their chair? That’s not for you.

They’d rather be seen authentically then positively if it came down to that choice. They’ll even do that at the expense of looking good. I think generally people really do want to be known. Identity claims are deliberate statements we make about our attitudes, goals, values, etc… One of the things that’s really important to keep in mind about identity statements is because these are deliberate, many people assume we are being manipulative with them and we’re being disingenuous, but I think there’s little evidence to suggest that that goes on. Pay attention to them because they’re usually accurate signs. Here’s Sam: These are the things that say something about who the person is or how they want to be perceived.Ī class ring. Sam uses three categories for things that tell you about someone’s personality: I always ask myself: “Of the 10,000 photos you could’ve put up, why did you put up these three?” Do the photos consistently show a theme of the person as the scientist, or as the hero, or as the family person? Those tend to be very helpful. Those can often be very diagnostic about people’s identity. I look at the photos people have of themselves. That’s why we have to look for trends in behavioral residue. Sherlock Holmes will notice a shoe scuff mark on the side of the wall and from that he is able to completely realize this person must have fallen a certain way and done this and that and so on. But in reality there’s 20 different ways you could have had that scuff mark. You just can’t tell that much about someone from one little thing. So what does Sam say is implausible about Sherlock Holmes? What Sherlock Gets Wrong - And How You Can Get It Right Okay, put on your deerstalker cap and let’s get to work.

How to tell when someone is faking and putting up a false front.

What someone’s Facebook profile really says about their personality.

What someone’s home or office can tell you about them.

How to get more accurate first impressions.

What really works (and doesn’t) when reading people.

Sam is a personality psychologist at the University of Texas at Austin and author of the book Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You. Here’s what you’ll learn from Sam in the post below: So I called a guy who has the answers: Sam Gosling. We can all get better at it, though.īut where do you learn a skill like that? And I mean for real - methods backed by science. Of course, Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character and nobody can read people quite that well.

Check out this clip from the BBC show Sherlock. Sherlock Holmes does this all the time and it’s incredibly cool. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to just look at someone and tell what they’re really like?