Most of us love to read and watch James Bond novels and movies. This character is depicted as master people and more specifically “mind” reader. He can judge people very quickly and accurately - especially criminals, offenders and their enemies (plenty he has).
His success highly depends upon reading a targeted person just by its expressions, gaze, gestures, deportment, para language and movements; making quick and most accurate judgments in given situation; and acting on plans in no time. He is landed in very hostile places with minimal equipments to face deadliest operations (to save the world). Only lethal weapon he has is his brain. Isn’t it?
"You only live twice. Once when you are born and once when you look death in the face." - Ian Fleming
His success highly depends upon reading a targeted person just by its expressions, gaze, gestures, deportment, para language and movements; making quick and most accurate judgments in given situation; and acting on plans in no time. He is landed in very hostile places with minimal equipments to face deadliest operations (to save the world). Only lethal weapon he has is his brain. Isn’t it?
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If James Bond would have ever existed in reality, every intelligence agency on this planet would have tried to recruit him on highest compensation. Ultimately, our world would have become a peaceful place to leave. Sadly, this is only a dream that novelist or fiction writer shows us. Our world is full of threats and desperation posed by anti-socialists, psychopaths, extremists and exploiters and we live upon dream and euphoria hoping someday this secret agent or super spy would manifest and save us from perils.
Actually, every independent nation has its defense system supported by a group of intelligence and counter-intelligence officers though we can’t watch them in a party or round the corner as like the spy we love (wearing costly black suit and glasses) walks and introduces himself saying, “My name is Bond…James Bond!”. In fact, secret agents or spies are not the way they are depicted in movies or TV serials.

Master mind readers
No
doubt, secret agents and spies have highest accuracy rates in reading
people (and their minds) than ordinary people - about 80%
globally. It’s only achieved by rigorous training, mental preparation,
improving observation power, understanding behavior, hours of practice
and most crucially a hunch that develops or improves over time.

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Being an actual secret agent or spy is all
about present mindedness, acute vigilance and situational awareness.
Also, agent has to be physical strong, adaptive, agile and enduring. Perhaps, an
ordinary looking person that turns out as a secret agent or spy before our
eyes is most fascinating because of typical predatory qualities it
has - sophistication, secrecy, courage, accuracy, deceptiveness, unexpectedness and
extreme speed.
The real James Bond(s)
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Ian Fleming |
He worked with and closely observed many agents putting their lives at risk almost exactly like his super spy character does to change the course of world’s history and politics. Few of his team members were working as double-agents, spying for both Allied forces and Germans. They succeeded in distracting and deceiving Germans (Nazis) by providing false intelligence updates.
[Courtesy: The million year old super spy hidden right inside us - our unconscious mind.]
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