Published 2025-11-01 10-26
Summary
Your brain already detects lies through micro-expressions and tone shifts – you just don’t know how to listen. Chapter 14 teaches truth detection as a skill, not magic.
The story
You know that feeling when someone’s words sound right but something feels… off?
That’s your intuition screaming at you. And you’ve been ignoring it.
Most of us think intuition is some mystical nonsense. Scott disagrees. In Chapter 14 of “A Practical EmPath Rewire Your Mind,” he breaks down truth detection as a learnable skill, not a superpower reserved for psychics and poker players.
Here’s the thing: your brain is already picking up micro-expressions, tone shifts, and language inconsistencies. It’s registering them before you’re consciously aware. That gut feeling? It’s real data your subconscious collected while you were busy listening to words.
Swain’s approach is practical. Slow down in conversations. Notice how something is said, not just what’s said. When your gut whispers during a discussion, pay attention. That’s not anxiety. That’s pattern recognition.
The chapter teaches you to use open-ended questions and reflective listening to surface hidden truths. It’s about cognitive empathy – understanding someone’s perspective and emotional state so deeply that you notice when their words and feelings don’t match.
The breakthrough insight? Authenticity isn’t just noble. It’s functional. When you’re honest with yourself about what you perceive and feel, you become nearly impossible to deceive.
Truth detection isn’t magic. It’s observation, reflection, and trusting the signals your mind and body already provide.
Your intuition has been working overtime. Chapter 14 just teaches you to finally listen to it.
For more about Chapter 14 of Scott Howard Swain’s “A Practical EmPath Rewire Your Mind” book, get
https://clearsay.net/chapter-14-intuition-truth-detection/.
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Keywords: Clarity, truth detection, micro-expressions, lie detection
