¶ But the real individual is always there, filled with the tendencies of his type, bending always toward them, constantly seeking opportunities to run as he was built to run, forever striving toward self-expression. It is this ever-active urge which causes him to revert, in the manifold activities of everyday life, to the methods, manners and peculiarities common to his type. This means that unless he gets into an environment, a vocation and a marriage which permits of his doing what he _wants_ to do he will be miserable, inefficient, unsuccessful and sometimes criminal. Causes of Crime ¶ That this is the true explanation of crime has been recognized for many years by leading thinkers. Two prison wardens--Thomas Tynan of Colorado and Thomas Mott Osborne of Sing Sing--effectively initiated penal reforms based upon it. Every crime, like every personal problem, arises from some kind of situation wherein instinct is thwarted by outside influence. ¶ Human Analysis teaches you to recognize, on sight, the predominant instincts of any individual--in brief, what that individual is inclined to do under all the general situations of his life. You know what the world tries to compel him to do. If the discrepancy between these two is beyond the reach of his type he refuses to do what society demands. This and this only is back of every human digression from indiscretion to murder. It is as vain to expect to eradicate these inborn trends and put others in their places as to make a sewing machine out of an airplane or an oak out of a pine. The most man can do for his neighbor is to understand and inspire him. The most he can do for himself is to understand and organize his inborn capacities. Find Your Own Type ¶ The first problem of your happiness is to find out what type you are yourself--which you will know after reading this book--and to build your future accordingly. Knowing and Helping Others ¶ The second is to learn how to analyze others to the end that your relationships with them may be harmonious and mutually advantageous. Take every individual according to the way he was born, accept him as that kind of mechanism and deal with him in the manner befitting that mechanism. In this way and this only will you be able to impress or to help others. In this way only will you be able to achieve real success. In this way only will you be able to help your fellowman find the work, the environment and the marriage wherein he can be happy and successful. The Four C's ¶ To get the maximum of pleasure and knowledge out of this interesting course there are four things to remember as _your_ part of the contract. Read CONCENTRATEDLY ¶ Think of _what_ you are reading _while_ you are reading it. Concentration is a very simple thing. The next C is Observe CAREFULLY