  {"id":384933,"date":"2026-04-16T14:37:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T18:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/newsroom\/?p=384933"},"modified":"2026-04-22T13:06:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:06:27","slug":"more-than-first-impressions-or-everyone-is-just-figuring-it-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/newsroom\/2026\/04\/16\/more-than-first-impressions-or-everyone-is-just-figuring-it-out\/","title":{"rendered":"More Than First Impressions OR Everyone is just figuring it out"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>By Ayesha Khan <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve&nbsp;probably heard&nbsp;the saying, \u201cNever judge a book by its cover.\u201d&nbsp;I\u2019d&nbsp;like to add&nbsp;something&nbsp;to&nbsp;that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of us only give ourselves a few seconds to decide whether something impresses us or&nbsp;whether we should ignore it. In those few seconds, we form judgments based on the cover,&nbsp;not the content, not the person behind it. Unless we already know the author, their name&nbsp;becomes just another word on a page.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In many ways, this is also how we subconsciously treat the people we see on campus. We&nbsp;form placeholder impressions: simple mental shortcuts that help us quickly categorize&nbsp;others. Instead of adjusting these impressions as we learn more about someone, we often&nbsp;try to fit people into the models we already have, even if that means overlooking&nbsp;their&nbsp;individuality.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full img-thumbnail rounded-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"538\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2026\/04\/More-Than-First-Impressions-538x303-1.png\" alt=\"students on keele campus in the Fall\" class=\"wp-image-384977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2026\/04\/More-Than-First-Impressions-538x303-1.png 538w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2026\/04\/More-Than-First-Impressions-538x303-1-400x225.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Psychologists often describe these quick judgments as mental shortcuts or \u201cschemas.\u201d They&nbsp;allow our brains to process social situations quickly without overwhelming us with&nbsp;information. While these shortcuts are useful, they can also lead us to oversimplify the&nbsp;people around us - and sometimes ourselves!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over time,&nbsp;I\u2019ve&nbsp;noticed that the way we view others and the world around us affects how&nbsp;strongly we feel that we belong. Everyone looks at others through the lens of their own&nbsp;experiences. For those of us who feel like imposters in new situations,&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;easy to imagine&nbsp;everyone else as people who \u201chave it all figured out.\u201d That becomes our placeholder impression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This kind of thinking is often made worse by isolation from other people\u2019s experiences. When&nbsp;we&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;talk to others, we fill in the gaps ourselves, and we usually assume the worst about&nbsp;our&nbsp;own place&nbsp;in&nbsp;the room.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But all&nbsp;hope is&nbsp;not lost. The solution is surprisingly simple: talking.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Talking to people simplifies what we often overcomplicate; it reveals that everyone has&nbsp;their&nbsp;own struggles. The person who seems confident might be just as afraid to try something new&nbsp;as you are.&nbsp;Maybe they&nbsp;step forward because they once let opportunities slip away and&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;want&nbsp;to repeat that mistake. Or&nbsp;maybe they&nbsp;push themselves because opportunities were&nbsp;once rare, and&nbsp;they\u2019ve&nbsp;learned to treat each one like something precious.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fear&nbsp;doesn\u2019t&nbsp;disappear. But when we understand why something matters, the idea of trying&nbsp;\u2013 despite that fear \u2013 starts to make sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once we recognize these fears and give them names, they become easier to face. Even&nbsp;more&nbsp;powerful is realizing that these fears&nbsp;aren\u2019t&nbsp;yours alone to carry. 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