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Behavioral Cues & Terms

Habitual Areas

Zones where people naturally congregate and feel comfortable gathering.

Habitual areas are the places people in a given environment routinely use and gather: the smoking spot outside an office, the benches in a plaza, the corner of a bar. They're part of the baseline of a place.

Knowing the habitual areas tells you where normal activity happens, which makes activity outside them — or unusual interest in them — easier to flag.

Key indicators

  • Zones where people routinely gather and feel at ease
  • Part of an environment's baseline
  • Activity outside the norm for these areas draws attention
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