On this episode, we explore what you can learn about a person based on handwriting alone. A handwriting analyst for more than 30 years, Dale Roberts of Write Insights analyzed the handwriting of the Curiosity staff and joined us on the podcast to explain his process.

Play along at home while you listen! Write the sentence "I'm truly happy to be here today at the party" in print and in cursive, then follow along during the episode to analyze your handwriting and decide for yourself how accurate it is. Among other things, co-author of "Handwriting Analysis 101" Dale Roberts discusses:

• Why handwriting analysis works and why people are skeptical of its effectiveness.
• The upper, middle, and lower "zones" of handwriting analysis and what they can tell you about a writer's personality.
• How to identify specific personality traits, including but not limited to: the strength of your relationship with your parents; how skeptical, risk-averse, ambitious, or motivated you are; whether a person is stubborn, outspoken, frugal, detail-oriented, or dislikes being in big crowds; and how men and women feel about the opposite sex.

Additional resources discussed:

• Write Insights
• "Handwriting Analysis 101"
• Paper Personality -- Barry Beyerstein
• All About Graphology | Skeptoid Podcast
• Do differences in sex hormones affect handwriting style? Evidence from digit ratio and sex role identity as determinants of the sex of handwriting
• Bad Handwriting: A Gender Thing?
• What Does a Certified Forensic Document Examiner Do?
• Which Presidents Were Left-Handed?

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Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/what-does-your-handwriting-say-about-your-personality

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