Pro Exploit

Today I was observing a couple of people. One of these people had nothing to offer the other in terms of friendship, while the other did. I watched the second person, attempting to be polite, act interested in what the other person was saying and pretend to be amused. I was amazed at how obvious it was that the interest was not genuine. I think that when someone is pretending to be interested in what we have to say, we ignore the small cues that we would otherwise detect that would show their disinterest.

Things to look for:

- People of fake amusement have overly short or overly long laughs. They sound forced if you pay attention.
- Real smiles involve the muscles around the eyes. Fake smiles use only the mouth. Look in the person’s eyes to see if they are being genuine.
- People who fake interest don’t ask more questions about the subject. They don’t actually want to know. It’s more common that they may quickly agree with you and move on. For example, they may say something like, “Yeah! And anyways…”

The number one tip I can give you is to pay attention to what happens around you. There are so many details that you can pick up every day just by being attentive.

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