In the modern world, large chunks of personal data, especially our life stories, can be found online. That is to say, if you happen to meet somebody new, try binging (or, for that matter, googling) their name and see what you find. You’ll probably find out quite a few of their fields of interests, even the type of crowd they hang with – perhaps they use Google+, perhaps they use Facebook, perhaps they are on LinkedIn. By getting some small details or, in the case of very expressive souls, many small and large details, one can learn a huge deal about a new acquaintance. By learning about the events of the person’s past, you can deduce some sides of a person’s current personality.
In addition to the event-based information that lies on the intertubes, quite a few people blog. Either daily, weekly, or even more rarely, but there is a relatively continuous stream of information about the person’s thoughts, events that matter to the person, news that interest the person, etc. But it is there, and it gives a lot away about the person. The way one matures in time, the way one thinks about life, the reactions to events. In a way, it reflects the author’s soul.
When you meet someone interesting, try binging or googling them. It makes for an interesting read and gives you an overview of the person in question. Naturally, you can’t learn everything online, but it is a good start.
So let us finish with a good old video that stars a person that really reminds me of a bright bloke in Harvard:
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