[cake_crumb]

Cops have been scientifically proven to be able to tell when a person is lying more often than the general public. The tecnique they use is still under scientific debate, but their accuracy is theorized to be the result of observing what a perp does while he's telling his story.

In other words, observation is the key. Heck...I knew Clinton was a cheap crook in 1993. I knew Jim Baker was a crook long before he was caught at it...and told my parents, who thought I was paranoid. Until he was shown for the fraud he is.

[AndrewC]

In other words, observation is the key.

Well, sometimes it is some that is not observed that should be. It leaves that nagging feeling that something is not right. You don't know what it is, but it is just not ri......................arrrrgh.

ARTHUR:
What?
MAYNARD:
'...The Castle of aaarrrrggh'.
BEDEVERE:
What is that?
MAYNARD:
He must have died while carving it.
LAUNCELOT:
Oh, come on!
MAYNARD:
Well, that's what it says.
ARTHUR:
Look, if he was dying, he wouldn't bother to carve 'aarrggh'. He'd just say it!
MAYNARD:
Well, that's what's carved in the rock!
GALAHAD:
Perhaps he was dictating.
ARTHUR:
Oh, shut up. Well, does it say anything else?
MAYNARD:
No. Just 'aaarrrrggh'.
LAUNCELOT:
Aaaauugggh.
ARTHUR:
Aarrrggh.
BEDEVERE:
Do you suppose he meant the Camaaaaaargue?
GALAHAD:
Where's that?
BEDEVERE:
France, I think.

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[ovrtaxt]

My wife is extremely brilliant at this observation thing. She can have a short conversation with someone and walk away with all kinds of information. She has saved me much disappointment and money by letting me know if someone is honest or not!

Observation is absolutely the thing. On the other hand, I have been playing the guitar for some years now. The goal there is to become so familiar with the instrument that the sound you want, and the action you take, is synonymous. No stopping and considering the process itself. At that point, creating music on the fly is 'intuitive'.

So, it can work from both extremes.