5 Ultimate Tactics To Expose Someone’s True Nature

Everyone wears a mask.

We wear them for many reasons, but the broad explanation is that we use them to hide key aspects of who we truly are. Our mask is the facade we use to portray a certain image. People wear masks for many reasons; to fit in, to avoid embarrassment, or to manipulate others. Some masks are kind, while others are evil.

That’s why learning to read people, to see the truth behind the mask, is a valuable life skill. As Marie Lu wrote: “The irony of life is that those who wear masks often tell us more truths than those with open faces.”

Start with these five tells:

1. Identify their daily habits.

People are the physical and mental representation of their daily habits.

It’s like the saying “you are what you eat”; daily habits shape people and define the kind of person they become.

What they do every day is their identity.

People never do anything just once. They will undoubtedly repeat their behaviors.

Robert Greene says, “They might try to excuse themselves, to say they lost their heads in the moment, but you can be sure they will repeat whatever foolishness they did on another occasion, compelled by their character and…