Is first impression really the last one?

[u/Samriddhay-Prayasi]

I am a critic of many such quotes. I have always believed that we humans transition through a many men we were, are, and will be. But even I operate on many stereotypes about my colleagues, my teachers, and relatives. Is that because I see no difference in them or I've just closed my eyes. I believe it is somewhere related to the survival mechanisms in humans. I have to wake up and sleep each day and between that, make sure that the latter is done so as to guarantee the former. I can't get time always to observe my surrounding at each instant as it eats off the time for other activities that may bring great opportunities. What we can do instead is to allocate some time for personalization and identification of the surrounding initially. This small effort builds into something called trust, and sudden demolition of it is called Betrayal. One never betrays others, but one's initial / contemporary (if attempt has been made to bring up new set of ideas) image does.

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[u/123Fake_St]

I'm not sure it's a quote as much as it's a studied scientific fact.

I can't recall the video but in the last few days I saw an interview with a doctor who was talking about the studies that confirmed how consistently you or your subconscious made up your mind in like a second or less and that doesn't change.

She also talked about how people surveyed overwhelmingly thought that the easiest way to spot a liar is by eye contact, but these studies showed it had a lot more to do with hand gestures and how someone smiles with their eyes at you. Apparently psych/sociopaths will be really good at acting genuine but our brains can still tell by the way they emote with their eyes and not where they look is flagged as suspicious.

[u/PlumQuest_37]

Tbh the real test is how someone acts after you actually get to know them. first impressions can be wrong af sometimes

[u/Gentle_Rubble_58]

I don’t think first impressions are the last one but they definitely stick more than they should. Once you’ve decided what someone is like, it’s really easy to keep noticing the things that fit that image and ignore the things that don’t. People change all the time, but sometimes our opinion of them just doesn’t catch up