Possible unpopular opinion post.

To he*l with first impressions.

How many times a day are you lost in a thought, remembered something important, thought of something sad, or got really excited? I think we can all admit we're a bit overstimulated.

In those moments you're meeting people, passing by people, and interacting with them first time. Sometimes knowingly, sometimes not.

So my question is - Do first impressions deserve a second chance?

My vote is yes.

How many times have you said or heard "When I first met (insert name here) I thought they were terrible. Now, I love them!"

Do we want someone's first impression of us our our first interaction with someone to be positive?

Also, yes.

However, I would argue that a longer conversation or, a second or third touch point with someone will give you a truer picture of the person, place, or product they are representing.