I have, seminar after seminar, tried to read another individual's mind, or at least take a glimpse of what a person is thinking. I'll be quick to the point: I cannot do it. I have glimpses of what a person is thinking about, for instance, that they are bored, that one person seems to be attracted to another person, but it is not that easy. Other environmental factors play a role in these gestures.
As I just mentioned, one person being attracted to another
person can be seen by the brushing of the hair or stroking of the hair. This seems simple enough, but a person might be brushing their hair because it fell into their eyes or they felt something touch their hair. In order to find this out, I would need to look at other circumstances. Do they seem momentarily bothered? If so, one of the last two choices seem likely.Even though currently I cannot tell much about an individual, I can still catch glimpses of what an individual is thinking about. Once, in AP English class, while the teacher was playing a video, I caught a student continuously tapping their foot. They either did not find the video particularly interesting, or they felt they had other things that were much more important, and wanted nothing more than to leave the place. As evidence, when the topic changed, I noticed that this individual stopped tapping their foot. They found this topic to be much more entertaining.
I am currently judging the person's thoughts solely on the movement of the hand and legs. This is easy, since most people are not aware of their emotions and thoughts appearing onto the hand and legs, and also because of the fact that the movements are big and easy to identify.
But so far, this is fun.