An Incredibly Effective Way To Test Someone’s True Nature

Most people are great actors to try and illicit what they want.

In fact, in the book The Laws of Human Behavior, Robert Greene writes:

“We humans are consummate actors. We learn at an early age how to get what we want from our parents by putting on certain looks that will elicit sympathy or affection.”

We often don’t even know we’re acting. It’s built into our human nature. Shakespeare wrote, “All the world’s a stage, / And all the men and women merely players; / They have their exits and their entrances, / And one man in his time plays many parts.”

Robert suggests that we must not be naive and mistake people’s appearances for reality.

Learn to be an active observer.

Most people miss the intentions of others because they’re so caught up in their thoughts.

You have to be like a curious child. Don’t make observing others difficult. Start small:

“In a casual conversation with someone, give yourself the goal of observing one or two facial expressions that seem to go…