You’ve heard the old saying that you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression, so you know first impressions are important, and durable. You may have heard that people make up their minds ...

In the business world, first impressions are everything. Given the short attention span of people in 2025 and the steep competition in virtually every industry under the sun, the only real way to cut ...

Researchers have found that we make decisions about people within seconds to minutes of first seeing them. Making judgements about others based on our initial observations is certainly natural. In all ...

In some cases, all you have to do is believe you will make a good first impression. A study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin shows people who expect to be “accepted” act more ...