New isn’t always better. Research shows people prefer familiar narratives, especially when they are easy to understand and ...
Everything from clothing style and posture to conversational topics can be adjusted to form a better first impression. How to Make a Good First Impression It takes a mere seven seconds to make a ...
So how do you make sure that first impression is a good one? By having the mental ... you even approach someone with another strategy I describe in my book: the wet sponge method.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, those first impressions aren’t always accurate. Our subconscious biases often lead us to put other people in boxes, defining them by harsh stereotypes. Making a good ...
In research published Sept. 9 in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, a team of researchers at Duke University started with an age-old question: Is it better to start strong with a good ...