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come naturally to him. Indeed, the

highest self-monitors not only tend to

be good at producing the desired effect

and emotion in a given social situation—they

also experience less stress

while doing so.

In contrast to the Edgars of the

world, low self-monitors base their behavior

on their own internal compass.

They have a smaller repertoire of social

behaviors and masks at their disposal.

They’re less sensitive to situational

cues, like how many anecdotes you’re

expected to share at a dinner party, and

less interested in role-playing, even

when they know what the cues are. It’s

as if low self-monitors (LSMs) and high

self-monitors (HSMs) play to different

audiences, Snyder has said: one inner,

the other outer.

If you want to know how strong a

self-monitor you are, here are a few

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