Behavioral Cues & Terms
Natural Lines of Drift
The paths people instinctively take through a space — the routes of least resistance.
Natural lines of drift are the routes people follow without thinking — the worn path across a lawn, the side of the hallway everyone uses, the flow through a doorway. Terrain and habit shape them.
They tell you where people will be and where they won't. Someone moving against the natural lines of drift, or positioned off them, stands out — and may be choosing that position deliberately.
Key indicators
- The instinctive paths of least resistance through a space
- Shaped by terrain and habit
- Moving against or sitting off them is an anomaly
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