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Furthermore,agoodcanartistknowsthatmanypeoplejudgeintegritybythewayonelooksatthem,sohedeliberatelyincludeseyecontactinhisact.Becauseyoucan’tcountoneyecontactasaninfallibletest,youshouldneveruseittoevaluateanotherperson’shonesty.Nonetheless,sincemostpeopledojudgeothersbythiscriterion,besurethatyoualwayslookthemsquarelyintheeye.
Evaluatingaman’shonestybythewayhelooksatyoumakesnomoresensethanjudginghisintegritybythewayyourdogorcatreactstohim.Yethowmanytimeshaveyouheardadog’smastersay,“That’sinteresting—Thordoesn’ttaketostrangersveryoften.He’sagood
judgeofhumannature,andthefactthathe’sfriendlywithyoutellsmesomegoodthingsaboutyou.”OncewhenIwasinthehomeofamprospect,hiscat,Tiger,tooksuchalikingtomethathesatonmyshoulderduringmyentiresalespresentation.WhenIwasfinished,myprospect’swifesaid,“Mr.Shook,Tigeronlydoesthatwithmembersofourimmediatefamily.Youmustbeaveryhonestpersonforhertobesofriendlytoyou.”
ThetruthofthematterwasthatIrefrainedfrompushingthecatoffbecauseIwasafraidshe’dripmysuitorscratchmyeyesout.However,Ireplied,“Yes,ma’am,Tigerobviouslyhassomekindofinstinctthatenableshertoaccuratelyjudgehumans.Shesureisagoodjudgeofcharacter.”EventhoughTigerhappenedtoberightinmycase,I
personallyputverylittlefaithinananimal’sinstinctualabilitytojudgepeople.I’dsayhisreactionshavemoretodowithodorsandbodymovement.
Somepeoplejudgeanotherpersonbythewayheorsheshakeshands.Agood,stronggriprepresentscharacter,whilea“deadfish”handshake!
isabadsign.1,too,disliketheflabbyhandshakewithnolifetoit,butIamcarefulnotmtouseitasabasisforjudginganindividual.Again,it’s
tooeasyforaconartisttoputaheartyhandshakeintohisact.Thoughyoushouldgiveafirmhandshakesoyou’llimmediatelycreateagood
impression,don’tplacetoomuchweightonthenextfellow’sgrip;
itdoesn’ttellyouanythingconcreteabouthim.
There’scertainclean-cutappearancethatcreatesanhonestimage.Forexample,ablond,blue-eyedyoungmanwithaboyishgrinandalookthattypifiestheboy-next-door,All-Americantype’willalmostalways
inspireconfidenceinmothers.Thereisnologicalreasonforplacingsuchblindfaithinamansimplybecauseofthewayhelooks,yetmostpeopledomakesuchquickjudgments.Conversely,theseedymanwithdarkoilyskin,greasyblackhair,andamoustacheisnotconsideredhonest-looking.Similarly,awomanmayhavethemlookswhichareusuallyassociatedwiththoseofastreetwalker,whereasahigh-pricedcallgirlmaylookrefinedandrefreshing.Naturally,clothesand—inthecaseofwomen—
cosmetics,haveagreatdealtodowithsuchaforementionedappearances,butunfortunatelyaperson’smnaturallooks,overwhichheorshehaslittlecontrol,playanimportantpartinthejudgmentsmostpeoplewillmake.Ipitythehard-working,honestsalesmanwhowasbornwiththelooksthatmakepeopleautomaticallythink,“He’snotthekindofmanI’dwanttobuyausedcarfrom!
”Ontheotherhand,averydeviousindividualmaylooklikethetypeyoucantrust.Howcanyoubesurethatthehitchhikerwholookssoclean-cutisanylessdangerousthantheonewho,becauseofhisappearance,lookslikearisk?
Andhowcanyoubesurethatthisonereallyisarisk?
Thepointisthatwearemostoftenbeingcompletelyunreasonableinmakingsuchsnapdecisions.
Onalargerscale,votersoftenreactfavorablytoapoliticiansimplybecauseofhisclean-cutappearance.Hisopponentisoftenjudgednegativelybecausehehasnotbeenblessedwithnaturallooksthatgeneratetrust.Thiskindofjudgmentiserroneous,andtheconsequencescanproducedevastatingresults.Granted,manypeoplevoteforacandidatestrictlybecauseofpoliticalissues,buttheclean-cutimagecantipthescalesinfavorofthewrongmaninacloseelection.
Wemakesnapjudgmentsaboutpeopleonthebasisofhowtheyexpressthemselves.Toreverttopolitics,manyvotersjudgeacandidate’sabilitybythewayhemakesapublicspeech.Butthoughacandidatemaybeaneffectivespeaker,hemaynotbecapableofdoingthejobforwhichheisrunning.Iknowmanyhighlytalentedmenwhosimplyhavenotdevelopedanabilitytospeakwellinpublic,butwhoareexcellentincommunicatingwithothersonaone-to-onebasis.Theabilitytoexpressyourselfstronglyisalwaysimportant,butwearetoooftenwronglyimpressedbythemanwhocomesacrossaseloquent,sinceitisalwayspossiblethatthisvirtueisonly“skin-deep.”Yetitiseasytoimagine
apoliticianwithaclean-cutlookandamagneticspeakingvoicerompingalloverhisunassumingbutbetterqualifiedopponent.Hewinssolelybecausehisimageisconvincing.
Aftermanyyearsofinterviewingandhiringsalesmen,Ihavereachedtheconclusionthatthemanwiththeglibtonguedoesn’tnecessarilybecomethetopproducer.Thoughthereisadefiniteadvantageinhavinga“natural”sellingpersonality,moreoftenthannotthesalesmanwithgoodworkinghabits,propermotivation,andcommitmentistheonewhobecomesthebestinhiscompany.Toooften,thesalesmanagerwhohiressalesmensimplybecauseoftheirextrovertedandflamboyantpersonalitieswillhaveahighturnover.
Anotherinfluencingfactoristheeffectproducedonthelistenerbythesoundofaname.Atsometimeoranother,we’veallbeenguiltyofhastilyforminganunwarrantedopinionwhenweheara“winningname”
asopposedtoa“losing”one.Hollywoodrecognizedthisfactlongagowhenthestudiosbeganchangingthestars’realnames.OneofmyfavoritemovielinesisJamesBond’sresponsetoPussyGalore’,theheroineinthemovieGoldfinger.Meetingherforthefirsttime,hecanonlyexclaim,“Imustbedreaming!
”HadhernamebeenHarriettFinkelstein,theaudiencewouldneverhavebeenabletoappreciateoneofthescreen’sall-timegreatnames!
Yet,nomatterhowgreatanameis,usingitasacriterioninevaluatingcharacterisjustasillogicalasdeterminingaperson’svaluebyahandshake.
Thebeautiful,sexyredheadisn’talwaysthebestbedpartner,noristhebig,strongman,whomweusuallyexpecttobethehero,alwaysbraverthanthesmall,frailmanonthebattlefield.Likewise,thereisnosoundreasonforbelievingthattheout-of-townattorneyorconsultantisanymoreofanexpertthanthelocalman.Justbecauseyourdentisthastobookyousixmonthsinadvancedoesnotautomaticallymeanthathedoesthebestroot-canalwork.NorwilltheinsuranceagentwhodrivesaMercedes’necessarilygiveyoubetterservicethantheagentwhodrivesaFordsedan.Havingtogothroughamainswitchboard,areceptionist,andaprivatesecretarybeforeyougettospeakwithyourattorneyisnoindicationofhislegalabilities.Ialsohopeyoudon’twithdrawallyoursavingsfromFourthBankanddepositthemwithThirdBankjustbecausetheirnewhomeofficebuildingisseveralstoriestaller.Itisequallyunreasonabletoassumethatahospital-cleanrestaurantservesthebestfood.True,allthesefactorsarenicewindowdressing,andtheyshouldn’tbecompletelyignored,butothermoreimportantfactorsmustbeconsideredbeforeyoumakeanyfinaldecisionsaboutthosewithwhomyou’lldobusiness.
Manyimagesareonlymiragesthatwehavebeenconditionedtoacceptastherealthing.Sodon’tbefooledthenexttimesomebodytellsyouthatTrumanBlueisagreatguybecauseofhiswonderfulsmile,thewayhelookspeoplestraightintheeyewhenhetalkstothem,hisfirmhandshake,andhisremarkablerapportwithpets!
PhrasesandExpressions
inquestfor:
tryingtofind;
seeking
whatabout:
whatdoyouthinkabout(sth.)
stemfrom:
arisefrom;
haveasitsoriginorcausetaketo:
starttolike
counton:
relyonwithconfidence
takealikingto:
befondof
havetodowithsb.(sth.):
beconnectedwithorrelatedtosb.(sth.)tipthescales:
giveaslightadvantagetosb.orsth.beblessedwithsb.(sth.):
befortunateinhavingsb.(sth.)revertto:
talkaboutagain;
gobackto(aformersubjectofconversation)
comeacross:
makeanimpressionofthespecifiedtypemoreoftenthannot:
veryfrequently
asopposedto:
incontrastto
Unit2IsLoveanArt?
Isloveanart?
Thenitrequiresknowledgeandeffort.Orisloveapleasantsensation,whichtoexperienceisamatterofchance,somethingone“fallsinto”ifoneislucky?
Thislittlebookisbasedontheformerpremise,whileundoubtedlythemajorityofpeopletodaybelieveinthelatter.
Notthatpeoplethinkthatloveisnotimportant.Theyarestarvedforit;
theywatchendlessnumbersoffilmsabouthappyandunhappylovestories,theylistentohundredsoftrashysongsaboutlove—yethardly
anyonethinksthatthereisanythingthatneedstobelearnedaboutlove.
Thispeculiarattitudeisbasedonseveralpremiseswhicheithersinglyorcombinedtendtoupholdit.Mostpeopleseetheproblemoflovepr
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