Joe Navarro Quotes

#1. The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.

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#2. Eye blocking is a very powerful display of consternation, disbelief, or disagreement.

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#3. Ticket agents can often identify passengers who will become problematic by how wide they position their arms when they are at the counter.

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#4. Neck touching takes place when there is emotional discomfort, doubt, or insecurity.

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#5. Research tells us liars tend to gesture less, touch less, and move their arms and legs less than honest people (Vrij, 2003, 65).

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#6. We are more powerful, more knowledgeable, better prepared than we think we ever are.

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#7. Because the neocortex (the thinking brain) is capable of dishonesty, it is not a good source of reliable or accurate information (Ost, 2006, 259

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#8. For instance, when people press their lips together in a manner that seems to make them disappear, it is a clear and common sign that they are troubled and something is wrong.

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#9. The problem is that most people spend their lives looking but not truly seeing, or, as Sherlock Holmes, the meticulous English detective, declared to his partner, Dr. Watson, You see, but you do not observe.

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#10. The majority of individuals view their surroundings with a minimal amount of observational effort. They are unaware of the rich tapestry of details that surrounds them, such as the subtle movement of a person's hand or foot that might betray his thoughts or intentions.

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#11. Observation is like a muscle. It grows stronger with use and atrophies without use. Exercise your observation muscle and you will become a more powerful decoder of the world around you.

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