Tuesday, September 1, 2009

People judge us by appearance and reaction

When strangers first get to know us, they would first judge us by our appearance - what we look like, how we dress , what the accessories we wear etc.

Why? Because they do not know our behavior and personality.

Scientists said that most of what we inputted into our brains is through our eyes. Our eyes is the most receptive of all our senses.

Perhaps part of human evolution is developing the ability to judge friends or foes through our senses , especially through the eyes.

I noticed this :

  • If you are small-size, people would think you would be easily overcome. Thus people would not think twice when they want to scold you or even attack you.
  • If you are fat, people would get the first impression that you are clumsy and incompetent.
  • If you are ugly, you would be easily-blamed for any failures.
  • if you are beautiful and handsome , people of the opposite sex would treat you nicely.
  • If you are tall, chances of being selected as a leader is big.
To prevent being taken advantage of due to our appearance , we must send 'signals' to others that we are as weak as they perceived. We can do this through our careful speeches and facial reactions e.g.

"I would definitely take legal action if .. "
"I once scolded .... "
"I am a very determined person."

Why do we need to do this? To prevent us from being bullied and take advantage of and to prevent future abuses.

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