Quotes About Observation

I've always wondered whether she sees what I do when I look at her.

He had a moustache-and-beard combination that looked like a skinny white caterpillar taking a lap around his mouth.

You scan the cheering bleachers for the strange boy's face: handsome, reserved, with the eye patch, a little dramatic, a little scary. You finally find him sitting there in the middle of the sixth row. He is wearing a dark green army jacket and is staring back at you. He looks sad and beautiful, like a watercolor in a hospital room.

I was just going to stand here and watch it happen. I wasn't going to say a fucking thing. Why? Because what did it matter? What did any of it matter?

Commandment 7: It's important to look for changes in a person's behavior that can signal changes in thoughts, emotions, interest, or intent.

The problem is that most people spend their lives looking but not truly seeing (..) You see, but you do not observe.

One can only see what one observes, and one observes only things which are already in the mind." Trust

when someone looks in a certain direction as they process a question or as they answer it, is that they are thinking—it is not per se indicative of deception.

Commandment 3: Learn to recognize and decode nonverbal behaviors that are universal

Commandment 4: Learn to recognize and decode idiosyncratic nonverbal behaviors.

Commandment 6: Always try to watch people for multiple tells—behaviors that occur in clusters or in succession.

Commandment 8: Learning to detect false or misleading nonverbal signals is also critical.

partner, Dr. Watson, "You see, but you do not observe.

situational awareness," which is a sense of where one is at all times; they don't have a solid mental picture of exactly what is going on around them or even in

Commandment 10: When observing others, be subtle about it.

Our eyes are the visual gateway to the world around us.

There's no classes in elementary school, high school or college that teach people situational awareness.

Sie haben es vielleicht niemals in diesem Licht betrachtet, aber alles, was Sie tun, steht unter ständiger Beobachtung.

USING PACIFIERS TO READ PEOPLE MORE EFFECTIVELY

Concerted (effortful) observation—is absolutely essential to reading people and detecting their nonverbal tells successfully.

If you are observationally "challenged," do not despair. You can overcome your weakness in this area if you are willing to devote time and effort to observing your world more conscientiously.

Details ensure accuracy and help avoid the risk of overlooking meaningful or nuanced behaviors

I learned at an early age about deception. People often lie, but their nonverbals usually reveal how they actually feel.

Let me tell you, if you have never seen an agitated squirrel you have seen very little, nor have you heard much, because the sound of an angry squirrel is not to be forgotten.