We're losing social skills, the human interaction skills, how to read a person's mood, to read their body language, how to be patient until the moment is right to make or press a point. Too much exclusive use of electronic information dehumanises what is a very, very important part of community life and living together. - Vincent Nichols
I am a PEOPLE WATCHER... are YOU?
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Stepping into the general chat room of our Steemit Bloggers server is normally VERY entertaining to say the least – and today was one of “those days” that got, well… let’s just say AMUSING! Haha! One of our members 
But, in and amongst the laughs and brutal remarks haha – he made mention of two things… first being that a photo tells a thousand stories, and second that this is often how he gauges people. Naturally we all had a good dig at him for that statement too haha – but the essence of what he said was completely SPOT ON!
I have ALWAYS been a “people watcher”…
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Ok guys; let’s keep it out of the gutter please lol! Observing people is something that has always played a pivotal role in my life in terms of “understanding” others. There is MUCH to be learned about a person through simple, attentive observation. I can recall the days, many years ago when I used to work in a suburb about 15 minutes from home and whilst most people detest the end of day traffic –
moving one inch per minute… I actually quite enjoyed it.
I loved watching the people around me going about their ‘usual’ business, as I inched my way home. Analysing their movements, engagement, conversation, clothing, hairstyles, colour choices… EVERYTHING. It was like a real life movie. There were SO many unintentional stories being told RIGHT there - So many lives, so many minds and hearts, tragedies, joys, challenges and celebrations alike.
It is through observation like this that I have been able to find a deeper understanding of people as individuals and photos play a huge part in that! – Especially when you can see the persons eyes in the photo. EYES, to me are like the map to the “inner person”. Yes, we have ALL heard the rather cliché quote “eyes are the windows to the soul” - but the fact of the matter is, it’s SO TRUE!
Eyes, don’t lie! Well, let me rephrase that… the person operating them may lie but if you look closely enough, you will quickly discover that their eyes are in fact VERY bad liars! ;)
Eyes are the one part of the human physical make-up that we cannot really “disguise” - no matter our wishes, intentions or hopeful cover up’s - our eyes wear no mask. They are, to my mind anyway – the most ACCURATE path to the person underneath the “façade”. And photos are a fantastic way to study them, because they cannot dodge, they cannot evade – they are stuck, still and eternally present in that particular moment of time, whatever it was.
In my field of expertise – Graphic Design, which I have recently “retired” from (lol 
When meeting a client, I would observe EVERYTHING about them. What they were wearing - was it bold or reserved? Was it modern or classic? How did they speak and carry themselves? – were they loud or quiet? What colours did they like? Shapes? What did their handwriting look like? -Was it neat or messy? ALL of these aspects made up a “whole” for me and I was then able to produce visual content that got them excited in round one!
It is an EXCEPTIONALLY useful skill and tool. Not only for business, but for life in general!
If people in general were all a little more attentive to the “details” of others, we would most likely develop a better understanding of them as individuals. We would be able to see passed the icing that so many people sport these days, giving us an acute insider’s view of what is really going on – and this breeds compassion and empathy amongst a million other beneficial things… ;)
People need realness, reality. People can sense when someone is being pretentious or fake. It's because you feel it; you see it in someone's body language. - Afrojack
Until next time...
Much Love from Cape Town, South Africa xxx
