At first glance the myth that our personalities might be hidden in our handwriting is attractive. The way each of us writes is so personal, apparently in just the same way our personalities are so individual. Handwriting is also a mode of personal expression, a creative act we have been developing our whole lives.Sure, people can guess the author's gender from a handwriting sample about 60% to 70% of the time, bearing in mind that 50% is pure chance. People also perform better than chance at guessing an author's socioeconomic status from their handwriting. But can you really read any deep psychological truths into a person's handwriting?...
Maybe people who have fast handwriting are impulsive? Maybe untidy handwriting means depression? Graphologists have gone much further, though, in interpreting handwriting.,Impressive claims, no? Let's check them out...,Putting graphology to the test...
