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And France, believe it or not. Somehow the notion that penmanship, under professional scrutiny, can reveal enough about a person to influence a job interview or
by fourtrees 5y ago
And France, believe it or not. Somehow the notion that penmanship, under professional scrutiny, can reveal enough about a person to influence a job interview or mental health wormed its way into French (probably a few other countries as well) culture and never apparently left. Despite having no or little scientific backing.
Then again, Americans seem to love personality tests like the Myers-Briggs in a similar way despite equally strong criticism of their utility.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphology
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22198554 https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22198554
- grillvogel 5y agoI dunno i think its kinda cool. its not necessarily a bad thing to hold people to higher standards and have expectations of excellence in everything you do. that is part of the reason japan is such a nice place.