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Knowing how to read people is a fantasy most of us have. This is why movies like Sherlock Holmes are great to watch. <\/p>\n

Knowing what someone is thinking by just observing certain cues from their body language makes you feel like a God.<\/p>\n

But what if you could really learn to read people?<\/p>\n

At The Science of People, Vanessa Van Edwards and her team do experiments where they observe people and come up with patterns of behavior. <\/p>\n

And in this interview, Vanessa explained<\/a> seven major cues that consistently give out people\u2019s true intentions in social interactions.<\/p>\n

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First, learn to observe yourself<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you know that you always face the door whenever you want to leave a boring conversation, then you should know what it means whenever you see the same thing happen with someone else.<\/p>\n

Body language is instinctive and mostly universal. There\u2019s no place in the world where people smile as a sign of anger. <\/p>\n

The response we give with our body precedes our conscious minds, and if you can learn to watch yourself, you\u2019ll have no problem noticing the same patterns in other people.<\/p>\n

However, this doesn\u2019t mean you put all the attention on yourself when you\u2019re in social situations. This will only make you feel self-conscious and anxious. <\/p>\n

What you want to do is catch yourself whenever you do something instinctive or unplanned, like biting your lips or scratching the back of your head.<\/p>\n

That said, all the cues in this list are things you probably do daily. Hence, most of them will resonate with you. And if you know how to pay attention you should be a decent reader of people in no time.<\/p>\n

Cue one: Spotting shame<\/strong><\/h2>\n

According to Vanessa, one of the most common ways we manifest shame is by slightly covering our foreheads while also tilting our faces downwards. <\/p>\n

This is an instinctive modification of our need to cover our faces when we feel embarrassed. As she said,<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe reason for this is because when we are embarrassed, we often just want to hide our\u00a0face.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is something we all resonate with. When your boss says something embarrassing about you, you\u2019ll most likely cover your forehead without even realizing it. <\/p>\n

I\u2019ve had so many occasions where I slightly covered my forehead simply because someone I knew was fooling themselves on stage.<\/p>\n

Sometimes the forehead cover is so short that it\u2019s just a slight quick touch. <\/p>\n

But when you notice it, there\u2019s a high chance the person doing it is ashamed about something. It\u2019s now up to you to decode what it might be based on the social situation.<\/p>\n

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Related: 6 Psychological Strategies That Helps You Spot a\u00a0Liar<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cue two: Blocking<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\u201cBlocking is when we cover or block part of our body as a barrier between us and someone else.\u201d\u200a\u2014\u200aVanessa Van\u00a0Edwards<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

When you tell me something I don\u2019t like and I look at you with my arms crossed and tell you with a squinty face, \u201cReally?\u201d That\u2019s blocking.<\/p>\n

Think about it like a shield. In a war, when you feel someone is coming toward you with a weapon, you put a shield between you and that person to protect yourself. <\/p>\n

Blocking is the way we subconsciously protect ourselves in social interactions.<\/p>\n

And we can block by crossing our hands, crossing our legs, or even using a physical object to create a barrier between us and someone. <\/p>\n

And this is what people with social anxiety do all the time because they are always on the defense against people they are not familiar with.<\/p>\n

So how do you use this cue in social interactions?<\/p>\n

Well, according to Vanessa, whenever you\u2019re interacting with someone and they suddenly block you someway, it\u2019s usually one of these two things:<\/p>\n