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The Art of Reading Minds: How to Understand and Influence Others Without Them Noticing
Henrik Fexeus
3.36 AVERAGE
34 reviews for:
The Art of Reading Minds: How to Understand and Influence Others Without Them Noticing
Henrik Fexeus
3.36 AVERAGE
Interesting enough. Not sure how much of this will actually be useful to me.
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the free ARC in exchange for an honest review.
The author gives us an introductory understanding on nonverbal communication, how to better understand it and ways to become a better communicator. Some people might see his ideas as manipulative, but I think that he is just showing us how to be more aware of reading people and their cues. Includes a lot of examples.
The author gives us an introductory understanding on nonverbal communication, how to better understand it and ways to become a better communicator. Some people might see his ideas as manipulative, but I think that he is just showing us how to be more aware of reading people and their cues. Includes a lot of examples.
Yeah, I don’t know what I was expecting. Most of the advice or suggestions in this book felt really creepy and manipulative. I’d probably give this 2.5 stars, but I can’t.
It seems to operate under the assumption that people aren’t capable of critical thinking or self reflection. And that everyone is just so unaware of their surroundings or their own behavior that they wander around like bumbling idiots vulnerable to anyone that may come along. Heck, maybe we are! It just felt creepy.
It seems to operate under the assumption that people aren’t capable of critical thinking or self reflection. And that everyone is just so unaware of their surroundings or their own behavior that they wander around like bumbling idiots vulnerable to anyone that may come along. Heck, maybe we are! It just felt creepy.
Many people fail to realise that there is so much more you can pick up on when communicating with someone face to face than merely the words spoken; we give out a whole host of non-verbal information and provided you know what to look out for and how to assess the cues correctly it can be very helpful. It especially comes in handy when, like me, you often have a problem believing or trusting the words others say; by analysing the body language alongside the verbal communication you can very accurately whey all of this up.
One of the aspects I think many will appreciate is that although written by acclaimed mentalist, expert on body language and non-verbal communication Henrik Fexeus it is written in a highly accessible and conversational style and would work perfectly as an introduction to the topic as no prior knowledge is required in order to gain a good understanding of the ins and outs discussed here.
Originally published in his native Sweden in 2007, The Art of Reading Minds is divided into twelve short, pithy chapters. They are as follows: Mind Reading!?; Rapport; Rapport in Practice; Senses and Thinking; Emotions; It's Never Too Late; Be a Human Lie Detector; The Unconscious Pickup Artist; Look Deep into my Eyes; Haul Anchors; Show Off, and Mind Reading!!
It focuses on how understanding the signals people unknowingly emit can lead to a much more profound understanding of others and how to influence their behaviour. The way it is written allows you to dip in and out at will and the tips and tricks were fun as well as illustrating the point the author was trying to make. This is an informative and utterly fascinating book and one I highly recommend. Many thanks to St Martin's Essentials for an ARC.
One of the aspects I think many will appreciate is that although written by acclaimed mentalist, expert on body language and non-verbal communication Henrik Fexeus it is written in a highly accessible and conversational style and would work perfectly as an introduction to the topic as no prior knowledge is required in order to gain a good understanding of the ins and outs discussed here.
Originally published in his native Sweden in 2007, The Art of Reading Minds is divided into twelve short, pithy chapters. They are as follows: Mind Reading!?; Rapport; Rapport in Practice; Senses and Thinking; Emotions; It's Never Too Late; Be a Human Lie Detector; The Unconscious Pickup Artist; Look Deep into my Eyes; Haul Anchors; Show Off, and Mind Reading!!
It focuses on how understanding the signals people unknowingly emit can lead to a much more profound understanding of others and how to influence their behaviour. The way it is written allows you to dip in and out at will and the tips and tricks were fun as well as illustrating the point the author was trying to make. This is an informative and utterly fascinating book and one I highly recommend. Many thanks to St Martin's Essentials for an ARC.