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Personally, I'm finding that avoiding anthropomorphising humans, i.e. ignoring the noises coming out of their mouths in favour of watching their actions, pays off quite well, particularly when applied to myself ;-) I call this the "lump of lard with buttons to push" theory of human motivation. Certainly if my mind had much effect on my behaviour, I'd expect to see more evidence than I do ...
Is this an example? I've been working on paying attention to intention. If I know someone cares about me, but is expressing it poorly, I try to focus on their intent rather than their expression of that intent.
I'd watch their behaviour, which I would also have classed as expression of the intent. Do they show they care? That being the thing you actually want.