Unforgettable First Impressions Part 3: Time is (Not) On Your Side
You only have three seconds? Connect in under a minute? People decide if they like you within the first ninety seconds? Make the sale in the first five seconds? You get the job within four minutes? Always make a friend in less than 30 seconds?
Ahhhhhhhhhh!! Which one is right!?
I've read almost every book on first impressions, and the primary issue addressed tends to be time. (Or lack thereof.) Unfortunately, past research doesn't offer much consistency among increments of time in which you must make a first impression....