Are you a schemer? conformist? social worker?

Some people pick up on non-verbal cues more readily than others, and I seem to have a knack for reading people. I’ve been interested in learning more about body language, so I picked up a copy of The Body Language of Sex, Power, and Aggression at the local Goodwill. It’s  a quick, easy read, and outdated by now. However, it did contain some curious tidbits. I especially liked this research about how women cross their legs:

• The organizer is turned on by neatness and order, and she can be spotted by the parallel way in which she holds her legs.
• The schemer is ambitious and competitive. She crosses above the knees and dangles one shoe, flirting but rarely delivering.
• The conformist sits on one leg, and she’s a slow starter. She likes being told what to do.
• The perfectionist crosses above her knees and twists her legs. She’s thought to be insecure and anxious, but sympathetic.
• The social worker crosses at the ankles and holds her knees apart. She’s affectionate and generous if you’re in trouble.
• The emancipated woman keeps her legs wide apart, crossing at the calves, almost in a lotus position. She’s “independent and unconventional.”
• The philanthropist holds her legs apart without crossing. She’s warm, easy-going and good-humored.

Both when I originally read this (over lunch at Noodle’s) and now as I type at my desk, I am sitting in the “social worker” position.

How about you?