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Your app makes me fat

Kathy Sierra · 24 Jul 2013

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  1. Our reading

    Willpower and cognitive processing draw from the same pool of resources.

    Their wordsWillpower and cognitive processing draw from the same pool of resources.

  2. Our reading

    The act of making choices is a cognitive drain.

    Their wordsIf your UX asks the user to make choices, for example, even if those choices are both clear and useful, the act of deciding is a cognitive drain.

  3. Our reading

    Cognitive resources are a zero-sum game.

    Their wordsWhat you consume here, you take from there. Not just their attention, not just their time, but their ability to be the person they are when they are at their best.

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