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The Ultimate Body Language Book

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extreme cases it means they are sleeping! Conversely fidgeting is an indication of boredom as the body<br />

is given signals to take action and leave the conversation – like the body revving its engine in<br />

preparation. Fidgeting is therefore a substitute to walking or running where neither is socially<br />

acceptable or the situation warrants otherwise. Being stuck in a lecture is one of them! Repeated<br />

checking of a watch or clock is another symptom of a desire to leave. With some forethought, an<br />

artificial time constraint gives us an excuse to preempt longer than desire visits which can be made<br />

useful when visiting in-laws, an advanced use of body language. Watch checking in this case, helps<br />

solidify the nonverbal message.

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