[Weekly Retro] Savings in time feel like simplicity
#204 - Jan.2025
Hi there!
A bit late this time...couldn't send you the newsletter on last Friday.
Take it from the positive side: you will get 2 newsletter this week! 😜
Have a great week ahead!
💡 Here is a quick idea to reflect on:
From John Maeda's Laws of Simplicity:
When any interaction with products or service providers happens quickly, we attribute this efficiency to the perceived simplicity of the experience...When forced to wait, life seems unnecessarily complex. Savings in time feel like simplicity. And we are thankfully loyal when it happens, which is rare.
We are often laser-focused in providing a good experience through our products and services, narrowing the options to the best interaction alternatives (a button, the right color, the right behavior).
But we sometimes ignore the power of a simple variable: Time.
The sense of simplicity of your product is tightly linked to how fast you can complete a task.
Waiting times are just a different form of cognitive load.
That's why metrics such as time-on-task are so important to track. They can help you map the opportunities for optimization.
Save time. Make it simple.
👨🏻💻 Interesting links
John Sharian
Tim Ferriss
Josh Singer
🖋️ Quote of the week
“When the solution is simple, God is answering.” – Albert Einstein
