can we know someone character in just a few minutes?

Question

if someone could tell a person within a few minutes,how is it done?what are the points to see?

Answer 1

I can usually tell enough about a person within the first 15 minutes of meeting them to know what kind of person they are. I have only known of about 3 times that my first impression of someone I have known for a very long time has proven me wrong. One of these instances was with my ex-husband. I don't feel so bad about not seeing the real him within the first 15 minutes of meeting him though. He is really good at being someone he is not. He has worked at it his whole life. I don't really know how to explain how to be able to read people. I do know that I have been a "people watcher" my whole life. I spend a lot of time observing others and their behavior and interaction with others. I have become a very good judge of character. One thing I do is watch a person's eyes when they speak to me. The eyes can tell a lot about a person. If someone is lying to you, they will have a very hard time making eye contact with you. The eyes will nervously dart around while the person is speaking. The person may also be very fidgety with another part of the body, like maybe a nervous twitch of a foot, wringing of the hands, or a shaky voice. Listen to not only what the person is saying but how they are saying it. Are they so intense with trying to convince you of something that they just keep adding more and more details to it? If so, they are probably lying...trying to hard to impress you or make you believe they are telling the truth. Don't get me wrong, there are some really good b.s.'ers out there...ones who can convince most anyone that they are someone they aren't. But if you pay very close attention to a person's body language, tone, and verbage, I think you will find that you can read people a lot better than you thought. Become a "people watcher". It really does teach you a lot about judging character.

Answer 2

Many employment HR people and gurus think they can tell all about a person from their attire, the way they walk, they way they carry themselves, the way their eyes look or dart, the way they speak, what they say, etc. And still others think they can tell from handwriting analysis. But honestly, they are merely guessing from a battery of tests given worldwide that says if a person does this or that they are thus and so. Even astrologers try to predict what people would do, could do, could plan ahead for, etc. and aren't always right. Many of those people have also studied psychology and feel they can predict what to expect out of people. Some people even try to judge a book by it's cover. It's all guesses. There is no pat answer.

Surely though if someone in old dirty clothes and looking slovenly looking with a beard came up to you your initial thought might be they were a homeless person, but who knows what's in that person's mind and soul and what tragedy might have befallen them to look that way. Clean the person up and they would be just like you and me. Most people these days are just one paycheck away from homelessness.

Although I can tell you don't judge a person, if you have been around a lot of people you can get that inner feeling, your conscience telling you if you like them or not, and if to trust them or not. If you find that your conscience is wrong, then you need some training. There are lots of good books on the subject.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

You could, but the hard part is determining individually which characteristics would be most significant in understanding that individual, and why.

Everyone falls into general chacteristic patterns because all humans evolve basically the same (pleasure good, pain bad). But how each person responds, and in turns is responded to, in their environment is unique. So, for one person, seeing their laces untied might be a simple case of having accidentally stepped on them (natural occurence) while for another, it could mean a displacement of certain concerns over others (could be a highly intelligent thinker, which means that they spend so much time thinking they somtimes forget to do stuff, like tie their shoes before they go outside.)

A person always presents the composite example of their existence wherever they go (since they themselves are the same factor in their life). But just as people experience similar 'stimuli' and come away from it with different personal understandings, so too do their characters signify the personal development of their life. Intuition is simply knowledge and process not made concrete.

Answer 5

In a way, yes.
1. You could place a crumpled piece of paper near a trash can in the hall where you are working. Three people may walk around it, over or even kick it, but there will probably be one to pick it up and put it in it's rightful place. This tells you something about that persons "character."
There are a number of things/test you could think of to determine character. Credit is another. But always go with your gut too!

Answer 6

Some say that first impressions are the most important of all. Others disagree. I suppose that you would notice if the person were dressed "normally," having a reasonable conversation, does not smell like alcohol or tweak like from other things, is not asking for a hand-out, is not promiscuous, is not trying to sell you anything. Much more than that in a first, short meeting will not be so obvious.

Answer 7

maybe not character, but certainly personality. usually when you meet someone for the first time and especially if its for a very short period of time, a person will only reveal what they want you to see. usually to find someones character you need to spend time with them. (and even then, it's not 100% guaranteed, you will see what is truly there)

Answer 8

It's too hard to explain or put into words. You need to be intuitive and empathic, not to mention a very good reader of nonverbal communication. And it seems that folks are either good at this, or not, and it's not something you can easily learn.

Answer 9

We all think we can, but I don't think it's true. The human psyche is so complicated and environmental influences are so important to us all that I don't think you can truly know a person until you see them in all kinds of circumstances

Answer 10

Body language is a good start.