KOL shares his 'handwriting analysis' script, lifted from Derren Brown's cold reading routine
dioscuri · x · 2026-10-07
dioscuri published the script he uses for flattering 'handwriting personality analyses,' admitting it's largely stolen from mentalist Derren Brown's exercise. It leans on Barnum-style statements — reflective yet social, disorganized but talented, secretly rehearsing jokes to seem spontaneous — showing exactly how cold reading manufactures the feeling of being deeply understood.
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