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Subtle Ways People Show You Who They Really Are — And Why You Should Believe Them

  31 Subtle Ways People Show You Who They Really Are — And Why You Should Believe Them Brianna Wiest 1. When a friend seems to have something negative to say about everyone they know, believe that they are treating you the same way behind your back — chances are, you’re probably not the outlier. 2. When someone tells you that they “aren’t looking for a relationship” right now, believe them, because that’s pretty much always how people rationalize not wanting to commit to someone who seems like they  should  be right. 3. If someone cares more about what could be on their résumé more than they do their eulogy, believe they care more about how others see them than how they make others feel. 4. If someone immediately denies criticism without even considering that the claim could be true, believe that at some level, they are sure it is. 5. When someone makes a passive aggressive comment that strikes you as though it would be offensive if it wasn’t laughed off, believe that it ...
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Different Information-Seeking Tasks: Behavior Patterns and User Expectations

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Summary:  Simple fact-finding tasks were less memorable, with basic user expectations like plain language. Complex research tasks required more effort; users asked for advanced features including comparison tables and chunked content for these tasks. By   Feifei Liu   on May 24, 2020 Topics:   Behavior Patterns People have different needs depending on what type of tasks they’re performing. Finding a specific fact (for example, what day is National Ice Cream Day) may only require a few keystrokes. In contrast, research tasks (like understanding why people have insomnia and ways to treat it) can take several days or even weeks of work. Three Types of Tasks In a  recent large-scale survey study , we identified  three different types of online information-seeking behaviors  based on their purpose: Acquire : The user looks for a fact, finds product information, or downloads something. For example, one participant looked ...
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