What every BODY is saying

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1. mitchelldeacon9May 2020
   In addition to the classics of cognitive psychology (Kahneman, Taleb, et al.), I would also recommend books on psychological manipulation, religious cults, and con men. The following books offer a multi-disciplinary perspective on psychological techniques to improve awareness and exploit other people, both of which are essential to enhance your perception and protect yourself against fraud and manipulation.

   Cialdini, Robert (2006) Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

   Guinn, Jeff (2017) Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple

   Ekman, Paul (2007) Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life

   Kahneman, Daniel (2011) Thinking, Fast and Slow

   Mitnick, Kevin and William Simon (2002) Art of Deception

   Navarro and Karlins (2008) What Every Body is Saying: Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People

   Nietzsche, Friedrich (1887) On the Genealogy of Morals

   Rhodes, Richard (1986) Making of the Atomic Bomb

   Sun Tzu (c. 400 BCE) Art of War

   Taleb, Nassim Nicholas (2005) Fooled by Randomness

   Wright, Lawrence (2013) Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief

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2. DarwinMailAppDec 2019
   What Every Body is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People [1]

   This book has allowed me to understand what the people around me are saying, without even saying a word!

   "Read this book and send your nonverbal intelligence soaring. Joe Navarro, a former FBI counterintelligence officer and a recognized expert on nonverbal behavior, explains how to "speed-read" people: decode sentiments and behaviors, avoid hidden pitfalls, and look for deceptive behaviors. You'll also learn how your body language can influence what your boss, family, friends, and strangers think of you."

   [1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1173576.What_Every_Body_...

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3. jeremydeanlakeyNov 2019
   I plan to use this with my son because I think he's going to struggle socially as I did when I was a kid.

   One thing about body language though - I think it's one thing to read about body language but a very different thing to visually train your brain to recognize it quickly.

   I hope to one day make YouTube videos with lots of examples for this purpose. In the meantime, the best book resource I've found for that is the book "What Every Body is Saying", because it contains lots of example pictures.

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4. unotiJul 2019
   1. “Shooting from the hip” or saying exactly what’s on your mind isn’t always a virtue.

   1b. Seize every opportunity to give an honest compliment

   2. Look for a way for everyone to win.

   3. Build people up and help them succeed.

   4. Pick your battles, and only engage in conflict when it’s truly important.

   5. You may get upset, but the character you play doesn’t.

   6. It only takes a moment to make a good impression but it can take years to overcome a bad impression.

   Books:

   - Influence by Caldini

   - growth mindset

   - How to win friends and influence people

   - the war of art

   - 48 laws of power

   - 50 rules for aging

   - the like switch

   - what every BODY is saying (book on reading body language)

   - the prince (Machiavelli)

   - art of war (if you only get one idea from this book, it’s that the great general wins without fighting a single battle)

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5. jppopeOct 2018
   Practice! (With video or a mirror) Additionally, if you want to see some of the fundamentals there is a book called "what every body is saying"... pretty good read
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6. fasterJul 2017
   Also https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0010SKSTO/, "What Every Body is Saying".
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