How big is your ๐ซท”๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ฏ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ”๐ซธ?
In an article, โEstablishing Rapportโ in Science Direct, Robert E. Rakel states that “North Americans, maintain a protective โbody bubbleโ of space about 2 feet in diameter around them when they interact with strangers or casual acquaintances. Violators of that space are considered intruders and cause the person to become defensive.โ
๐๐ง๐ค๐ญ๐๐ข๐๐๐จ is the study of how people unconsciously structure the space around them.
Anthropologist Edward T. Hall identified four distinct zones of interpersonal distance:
โข Intimate space
โข Personal space
โข Social space
โข Public space
The net!
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ-๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ. ๐ค
Follow their lead and of course, ensure you are comfortable as well.
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