How to miss the crowd: Mind Tricks
A Life / / December 19, 2019
Each of us has been in a situation where a passerby in the crowd, not noticing anything around, almost did not face you. Faced you simultaneously do the right step, left step, back step to the right - like a mirror image of each other. This is especially annoying when you take your time.
There are several ways to avoid such situations.
Do not be distracted from the road
The brain - a wonderful tool that is able to track the trajectory of the objects that surround us and to process a huge amount of signals. Trust your eyes, and the body will perform the role of the autopilot.
Each driver has ever experienced a strange sensation when his arms and legs like forgotten what they need to do, as soon as the eyes fixed on the road. Exactly the same principle works with walking, but it is much safer. If you do not want to stay on course, all the time looking at the road.
Look at his feet
To enable a "pedestrian autopilot," you have to look at the feet of those around you. Do not look directly forward. In your opinion, are generally perpendicular to your body (usually 90 degrees). If you find yourself in a crowd and you want to avoid collisions, reduce the angle.
If your personal radius (1.5-2 meters) is at least six people, you can move freely, but do not forget to keep an eye on their feet. If in your personal range were six people or more - it's a crowd. And do you think should view all this zone.
If around 10 people or more, you should look forward to a 1-2 pitch. Be careful not to get passers, not to go to intercept them.
Instinctively, we used to look in the direction in which the moving, so it may at first be uncomfortable when walking not look forward and down. But if you did everything correctly, you can literally slip through the crowd, never faced with pedestrians. Be careful follow the guidelinesThen you do not get injured.
walk sensibly
Always drive as if you have a goal. Your way in a crowd should always look like a scheme of movement from point A to point B.
You can also use the tactics of "shark finning". It should be used when moving through the standing crowd. For example, if you need to get from one end of the room to another during the concert. Use the simple signals direction. Put your fingers so that your palm is resembled fin. During the movement, use the hand to show others exactly where you are going to move.
Also, such a gesture would help gently push away from you drink in the hands of the people around you and to avoid scandals. Touch the shoulder blade or the person who stands back and sees that you have to miss. People avoid such contact and automatically give way.
If the crowd prevents you engaged in business or enjoy your vacation, you should choose a different time or prepare in advance.
Use special techniques
Use motivational support
Moving through the crowded underpass or transition between metro stations, it is possible to use a tightly rolled into a tube magazine. Just hold it firmly in your hand and sometimes swing this very hand when walking. Other people, seeing the heavy bundle will be automatically shun you, then the road ahead will be more spacious.
Expose shoulder forward
There are times when you need to pass through the crowd very quickly. Here you can come to the aid of your shoulder.
Before you can turn out to be people who do not like the way you laviruete between them, trying to get through all forward. They will by all means hamper your attempts to overtake them.
Being next to a man, expand the body so that your shoulder was a little bit ahead. Do not just turn the body, and feel the power and weight, which will clear your path. Your body will send nonverbal signals that you will move forward, despite the obstacles.
Most likely, it will scare away disgruntled passers. They go away and you will be able to pass. If someone still does not wish to give way, your shoulder just a little postpone it aside.
Install eye contact
The above tactics will help you go through any crowds in the stores, at concerts and squares. But sometimes there are cases when it is necessary to take advantage of alternatives. This applies to bystanders who see local attractions and, most likely, will not pay attention to all of your warning signs.
In this case, you're better off just drill them look top. People have an innate ability to feel the strange sight. And in this case, your mind has to work as a trigger that will make them feel that you look at them, and turn around. Realizing that you are watching them, people will instinctively step aside.