Application of hedgehog's law

There is an interesting phenomenon

Two sleepy hedgehogs, because of the cold and cuddle together, but because each body is long thorn, thorn each other how also can not sleep comfortably. So, they left a distance, but it was too cold, so they got together again. After several twists and turns, the two hedgehogs finally found a suitable distance, which can get each other's body temperature without being pricked.

Later, people took this story as the criterion of interpersonal communication, that is, the hedgehog law.

According to the hedgehog's law, the communication between people should keep a certain distance, namely "physical distance" and "psychological distance". "Physical distance" is "private space"; and "psychological distance" is "loneliness".

"Private space" is a bilateral relationship between people, while "psychological distance" is an individual's inner need. Both "physical distance" and "psychological distance" can only show that as highly intelligent creatures, the relationship between people is very delicate, and distance is essential.

So, how much personal space does everyone have? Most psychologists believe that the size of people's space circle, in addition to depending on different ethnic and cultural factors, is also related to many other factors. Edward hall, an American anthropologist, once formulated a scale corresponding to interpersonal psychological distance and spatial distance. Some psychologists believe that this kind of space is designed for the pursuit of inner stability.

In real life, we all know that in interpersonal communication, we should be more enthusiastic. However, people are different from each other, and situations are different from each other. According to hedgehog's law, sometimes it is better to be "cold" and keep a certain distance from others.