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PROXEMICS-PERSONAL-SPACE5 MIN READ

Fix the hallway ambush

Apply a three-step reset when a hallway conversation becomes too close or too public.

Victor has started a forecast challenge in a crowded hallway while Ana is carrying a laptop and coffee. Stop the content, create space, then set a better container. Trying to finish the disagreement quickly keeps Ana in public territory with low body control and makes the conversation feel like an ambush. Stop Pause the substantive challenge: "This needs a better setup than the hallway." Stopping protects the conversation from public territory without pretending the issue is unimportant. Space Step out of the walking path and avoid blocking Ana's direction of travel. The physical step restores movement control before asking for…

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