Research suggests the size and style of your signature can reveal things about your confidence, personality and even leadership traits.
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Yachty, yachty, yachty. Sign the bottom
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Good. Okay, give me five. Okay, maybe you've never signed a contract with a six-foot talking cat
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but you do have a signature that says a lot more about you than you think
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Fast Company explains how researchers found a significant correlation between how large someone writes their signature
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and their level of confidence or narcissism. They point to President Trump's signature as an example, famously large and distinctly his own
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Actually, I love my signature. I really do. Everyone loves my signature
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Researchers found signature size grows with both age and professional rank, suggesting it reflects a person's sense of self or status
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The author of the Fast Company article, a longtime psychologist, calls it status awareness
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meaning people in higher even in how they signed t name Take a look at these signatures from Bill Gates and Tim Cook because the connection shows up in corporate leadership too Studies of CEOs and CFOs found
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signature size can help predict certain personality traits, including confidence and sometimes
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narcissism. Signs of people also broke down what your signature style might say about you
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If yours ascends or rises toward the end, it's a sign of optimism, while a descending signature
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can suggest the opposite. If your signature stays straight, even on a blank page, it's a sign of
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balance and control. And legibility, if your signature is easy to read, it suggests straightforwardness
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while a messy, hard-to-read one can signal a more private or guarded personality
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So, if your autograph looks like it belongs on a multi-million dollar contract, but your career
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hasn't caught up yet, don't worry, at least the confidence is there. For more on this story and
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others, head to san dot com our mobile app. I'm Kenned
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