Zeng Guofan teaches you how to judge people

Knowing people's appearance is a science. In ancient my country, people called it physiognomy. With the progress of the times, this discipline has gradually developed into psychology abroad. The reason why Zeng Guofan had unique insights in identifying talents, in our current terms, was that he was actually a master of psychology.

In 2009, the American Fox Broadcasting Company produced a TV series called "Lie to Me". The show was introduced to China and attracted countless fans. Many people said that they learned a lot of psychology knowledge from the show, which was very helpful for them to identify other people's lies.

The plot of this drama is actually very simple. The protagonist observes people's facial expressions and body movements to detect whether people are lying to cover up the truth of an event. In fact, the core theme of this drama appeared in China more than a hundred years ago.

In the fourth year of Tongzhi in the late Qing Dynasty, Zeng Guofan wrote a diary, summarizing a set of methods to observe and judge people, namely eight sentences: Look at the eyes and nose to see if they are evil or righteous, look at the lips to see if they are true or false; look at the spirit to see if they have achievements or not, and look at their spirit to see if they have wealth or honor; look at the fingers and nails to see if they have ideas, and look at the tendons to see if they have troubles; if you want to see the logic, it's all in the language.

Once, Li Hongzhang brought three people to visit Zeng Guofan and asked Zeng Guofan to assign them positions. Zeng Guofan happened to be out for a walk, so Li Hongzhang asked the three to wait outside the hall. After a while, Zeng Guofan came back from his walk, and Li Hongzhang hurriedly reported his purpose.

Zeng Guofan said without even looking at him: "The one standing on the left, facing the hall door, is a loyal and honest man. He is careful and prudent in his work and can be trusted. He can be assigned to do logistics and supply work. The one in the middle is a two-faced person who is not trustworthy. He can only be assigned some insignificant work and cannot take on major responsibilities. The one on the right is a general who can stand on his own and will definitely achieve great things in the future. He should be given important positions."

Li Hongzhang was greatly surprised. This was the first time Zeng Guofan had met these three people. Why did he know them so well?

It turned out that Zeng Guofan saw these three people from a distance when he came back from a walk and observed them carefully. The one on the left has a meek attitude and looks down, which shows that he is a cautious person, so he is suitable for clerical work such as logistics supply. The one in the middle seemed respectful on the surface, but once Zeng Guofan's eyes were not on him, he looked around with an improper expression. It was obvious that he was a person who pretended to obey but actually disobeyed, and he must not be reused. The man on the right always stands tall and straight, with an imposing manner, a stern gaze, neither humble nor arrogant, and is a talented general.

Identifying a person's character by looking at his expression and actions, isn't this the essence of "Lie to Me"? While we were still finding this drama novel, Zeng Guofan had already mastered it.

Eight Physiographer's Formulas

In Zeng Guofan's view, a straight and high nose is good, while a dry and crooked nose is bad; a person with bright eyes and yellow eyeballs is good, while a person with clear and active eyes is bad. From this we can see that he has a better impression of people with round and square lips.

When it comes to fame, wealth and honor, he looks at courage and spirit. Although there are innate reasons, there are more acquired factors. Therefore, fame, wealth and honor can be obtained through acquired efforts.

In addition, we also need to observe a person's hands and feet. Zeng Guofan believed that people with hard nails have firm minds, and people with long fingers have many ideas. Whether you can stand firm in difficult situations depends on your hind legs.

At the same time, whether a person's thinking is organized can be seen from his speech. One is to be sensible, that is, what you say should be reasonable; the other is to carry weight, that is, what you say should have weight.

The above is all the content that Zeng Guofan teaches you how to develop a keen eye for judging people. I hope it will be helpful to everyone, and I also hope that everyone will support Ziwei Mansion.