In a job interview, –> the interviewer decides whether or not to hire that person in the first 40-seconds
In a trial:—-> the judges make up their minds as to whether the accused is guilty or innocent during the first half-hour or so (during the opening argument)
In a relationship:—-> a person falls in love it happens almost instantaneously.
After that, minor things like the truth about the newly beloved are cast aside unless those “truths” happen to reinforce the wonderfulness of said love subject.
And then, they spend all the rest of the time in finding ways to justify the decision they have already made.
Now, of course, this rule is not 100% accurate.
Sometimes a person will:
-suddenly fall in love with a person he or she has known for years;
-sometimes a jury will change its mind after the opening argument;
-sometimes an interviewer will decide to hire an applicant he had originally (in his mind) rejected.
But you don’t want to count on that… Do you?