QUICK GUIDE · 20 SECONDS
Find your best starting point:
- Choose what you want to change today
- New here: start with the Quiz
- Know your alarm: choose a Short Training
- Face Reading is your goal: explore the training
START HERE
Begin with the goal you want to achieve today.
By the mask, we mean a person’s visible facial expression and manner. OS 1.0 – your old operating system, built for Stone Age alarm and familiar habits. It often reacts before your conscious mind has checked what the expression means.
The quiz shows which facial expression activates your alarm system most readily. You can then retrain your own reaction in a Short Training or learn to read faces systematically in the Face Reading Training.
Three clear entry points. One goal: less guessing and more accurate perception.
CHOOSE YOUR STARTING POINT
Three routes — depending on what you already know.
If you are new, begin with the quiz. If you already recognise your automatic reaction, choose a Short Training. If you want to learn to read faces, go straight to the Face Reading Training.
QUIZ
I want to recognise my strongest alarm trigger.
The quiz shows which facial expression triggers your body’s alarm response most readily and which Short Training best fits that pattern.
SHORTS
I know my automatic reaction.
Choose a Short Training straight away. You learn to notice the alarm earlier and retrain your automatic response.
FACE READING TRAINING
I want to learn to read faces.
Go straight to the Face Reading Training. You learn to observe visible tension in the jaw, eyes and mouth, understand the visible signals and check their meaning in context.
WHY THIS WORKS
Because your body reacts before your conscious mind has made sense of the situation.
An unclear facial expression can trigger alarm. Hera primarily represents your rapid alarm system and the amygdala. Zeus primarily represents your conscious judgement and conscious decision networks. Hermes primarily represents your fact-checker and the prefrontal cortex.
Hera reports danger.
Your rapid alarm system warns you before your conscious mind has understood the situation.
Artemis focuses your defensive response.
Artemis primarily represents focused defence and action selection. Like an archer taking aim, she directs your attention towards a possible target and urges you to justify yourself, evade or push back with purpose before the meaning has been checked.
Hermes needs visible clues.
Hermes is your fact-checker. The prefrontal cortex helps him weigh evidence. Your body’s reaction is a clue. Only by comparing the visible face with the context can you make a well-founded assessment.
Calm confidence develops when you observe before judging, even under pressure.
THE SCIENTIFIC PART
What we actually train
Observe:
visible tension in the jaw, eyes and mouth
Notice:
treat your own body’s reaction as a clue
Check:
compare visible signals and context
We do not train you to defend your first impression with confidence. We train you to observe more accurately.
Q + A
A few quick clarifications.
No fixed labels. No diagnoses. We observe visible signals and check their meaning against the context.
Is this about micro-expressions?
No. We do not look for very brief, fleeting facial expressions. We observe longer-lasting tension in the jaw, eyes and mouth, notice our own body’s reaction and check both against the context.
Is this therapy?
No. It is perception and behaviour training. Precise observation can reduce unnecessary uncertainty and premature conflict.
Do I need to be extroverted?
No. The training is for people who want to understand exactly what happens in difficult encounters.
Does my modern brain still run a Stone Age operating system?
Yes. Your conscious mind can plan, compare and imagine the future. But OS 1.0 treats unclear signals as signs of possible danger, just in case. The training develops OS 2.0: you first notice the body’s reaction, let Hermes check the evidence and then decide more consciously.
Why do I feel things before I can explain them?
Because your body can react to social signals before your conscious mind has formed an explanation. You may feel tightness in your chest or a sinking feeling in your stomach. Your brain then looks for an explanation. The training helps you: notice the body signal → observe visible clues → check the meaning against the context.
What changes first?
You recognise earlier when your body reports alarm and when your conscious mind turns it into an unchecked story. Unnecessary stress can then subside and you can decide more clearly.