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mercuryrising · 07-14-2008, 05:00 PM

I hate to say it, but I think appearance is more important. To give a simple example, I went out on a limb a couple years ago and bought some horned rimmed glasses. People started to make comments about how intelligent I was. A certain type of woman started to take interest in me (they all listen to rockabilly). It amazed me that a pair glasses could do all that. I hadn't internally changed at all.

A similar experience happened when I wore a suit to a job interview. I normally wear jeans and a t-shirt, so it was weird to have people calling me 'sir' and waiting on me hand and foot. If only they knew I was broke at the time, LOL.

In terms of personal development, what if you just developed a better appearance. What do you think the result would be?

It seems a lot easier to me to change the outside than the insides...

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mercuryrising Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 944	Appearance or Substance: Which is more important? I hate to say it, but I think appearance is more important. To give a simple example, I went out on a limb a couple years ago and bought some horned rimmed glasses. People started to make comments about how intelligent I was. A certain type of woman started to take interest in me (they all listen to rockabilly). It amazed me that a pair glasses could do all that. I hadn't internally changed at all. A similar experience happened when I wore a suit to a job interview. I normally wear jeans and a t-shirt, so it was weird to have people calling me 'sir' and waiting on me hand and foot. If only they knew I was broke at the time, LOL. In terms of personal development, what if you just developed a better appearance. What do you think the result would be? It seems a lot easier to me to change the outside than the insides...