The value of saying nothing
Shy Ganglani, associate creative director at All or Nothing, writes on ‘taking up less space’.
How much space are you taking? When you’re in a conversation, in a meeting, or even at knockoff drinks?
‘Taking up space’ might be a novel concept or if you have been tuned into conversations about different behaviours in gender or racial constructs, you’ve probably heard of it.
Perhaps, it’s easiest to think of it in a literal sense so we can visualise it better. According to studies by the Washington Post and Researchgate, amongst others, men are more comfortable taking space on the sidewalk which means they rarely change their path and women often move out of their way. Now let’s apply this to conversations, meeting rooms, or even zoom calls.
