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Stalker Rule #5 and #6
Stalker Rule #5: Deduce your Info
There are some things you don't need to see to know. If I release an apple from my hand, you'll probably think it'll fall. And you're right. The same laws can be applied to stalking. You don't need to be at the person's side every hour, every minute, every moment. And not all information will be spoon-fed to you. Sometimes, you'll just have to rack up your brains and think what'll most likely that person would do or act.
For example, you have a friend and you call him up on Sunday morning. He/she's not at home, and you know that your friend doesn't usually go out on Sundays. What can you deduce from that? Is he/she religious? If he/she is, he/she probably went to mass. Narrow that possibility down by listening who answers the phone when you call him/her. If the entire family's Catholic, chances are they all went to church which is the reason why no one is answering the phone.
And while filling those gaps of knowledge is one of the goals of deducing your info, it's also a test of how well you know the person. A good stalker should know the person quite well by now, hence a higher percentage of "guessing" what the person is currently doing. If by chance you can't ascertain what he/she is doing and this happens often, you're doing something wrong. Check whether your existing data is wrong and needs updating, or you don't know the person well enough, or you just don't understand how he or she thinks.
Stalker Rule #6: Confirm your Info
As much as you should practice rule #5, you should always enforce rule #6. Since the former relies on some educated guesswork and rational conjectures, there's no way to check if you're correct unless you confirm that he/she did it.
A high percentage of making correct deductions is good, but don't get too cocky. No matter how likely the person did do something, you should confirm it for there is always the chance of deviance and change. The biggest mistake a stalker can make is to assume that his/her assumption is correct. While this might irk some as being "too careful", it's well worth it as it'll save you from embarassing situations at the very least. Confirming also has a side-effect of making you look fallible and a chance to practice rule #4, especially the part about feigning ignorance. |