As you all have probably noticed, my two sources for practically all of my posts have been two online books: The Mental Highway by Thomas P. Boyd, and How to Analyze People on Sight through the Science of Human Analysis; the Five Human Types by Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict. Both of these books are fairly old, from the early 1900’s. Despite their old age the information in each book has been proved accurate in modern day observations and testing.
Analyzing by sight is not something that is very likely to change, so these books are just as good, if not better, than any newer editions that say the same things in a more modern style. It takes some work at first (mostly memorization of the different features), but after you have the memorization of the different types, the best way to see if the information is true is to go and test it and see for yourself.
When I first read How to Analyze People on Sight through the Science of Human Analysis; the Five Human Types I was skeptical of the information they gave. I constantly thought to myself, “This can’t be true! Your body can’t give your personality away that easily!” However, after finishing the book I memorized the different types and the physical appearance that came with certain personality types and I began to realize that it really was that easy! I started analyzing everyone around me – friends, family, teachers and even new acquaintances.
At first, I wasn’t so sure what I would get out of the book aside from pure enjoyment and satisfying my cravings for learning more on psychology; but then as I was reading I realized that if the information were true my social life would be greatly benefited and I would be able to better understand those around me – even those I strongly dislike.
The truth is that this book has helped me tremendously with my social skills and dealing with different types of people. Before this book I was very short with people who had personalities I found unappealing, but now I can better understand these people and have been able to better deal with them. I definitely suggest this book to the whole world to read, especially those interested in personality and psychology. It truly can be your key to success in social and business life if you use its information to your advantage. The facts are there, so go ingest them and start analyzing!
The book can be found online, for free, at the link below:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/41132983/Analyze-People-on-Sight-eBook
