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Many people think they’re bad at making a good first impression. But it's wise to be suspicious about your inner critic telling you the person you just met doesn’t like you.

“We should be aware that voice in our heads will not be so accurate,” said Gus Cooney, a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University who researched the phenomenon. "We have this unique perspective of our own faults and once we think of them and they are in our heads, we project it onto others."

“You are not alone,” added psychologist Ann Kearney-Cooke. “Most people feel this and… their perceptions are not right.” The lesson is: People like you more than you know!

Follow the link to find out how to stop the "liking gap” from holding you back.

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