Topic > The characteristics of The... by Christian Jarrett

Body language informs people about who we were or would like to be, it communicates to people the type of person we are. My sister is the type of person who lowers her head and avoids eye contact as frequently as possible. They're the person who tends to sit alone in large crowds, curl in on themselves, and focus on their phone. Based on his body language you can determine that he is a shy person who is not ready for conversation. She is the girl who wants to be left alone for the moment. Unlike my sister, my brother in the crowd puts his phone away, does not cross his arms, has a smile on his face and tends to position himself in the crowd. From his body language you can tell that he is a sociable person who doesn't mind conversations or being the center of attention. Our body language reveals a lot about us; avoiding eye contact says "I don't want to talk" while uncrossed arms say "it's okay to come closer." Tapping your foot quickly can mean annoyed or impatient, while tapping your foot slowly can mean happy and calm. Body language helps people communicate to others who they are or want to be, it tells people whether you are outgoing or talkative or quiet and shy. Our possessions can reflect to people what our identity is. Possessions can tell people who we are, were, and want to be, but it's not just our possessions that do that. Jarrett in this article "The Psychology of Things and Things" argues that the goods we select tell the world what our identity is and while he is right our speech and body language do so too. Possessions, speech and body language allow us to communicate with society and the people within it, who we want to be, are and