How Mentalists Read Your Mind The Art Of Cold Reading or Mind Reading | Page 96

Chapter 15
Mind reading and the internet
In mind reading, a difference is made between “cold reading”, when you know nothing about the person you are reading -, and
“warm reading”.
Somewhere in between is the “internet reading”.
Nowadays, many people keep public profiles on social websites
(Facebook, Netlog, …), share documents over the internet (Scribd,
Docstoc, Isuu, …) or publish their thoughts and dreams in personal
blogs.
Never before could a person so freely explore the world in search
of people that are worth to get to know better.
Here is an example of how the information, freely available to all,
can be used to get in touch with interesting people:

A mail from a stranger:
Dear,
You will be surprised at finding this message in your mailbox. I hope
you can forgive me for this intrusion into your private life. I know:
you do not know me at all, and yet here is a very long message from
me.
Please, allow me to explain: A couple of days ago, with I stumbled
across some of your poems, texts and presentations on your blog
XXXX and read them with growing interest and admiration. In fact, I
found myself unable to stop reading and watching until I had read
every word you have published there.