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| Wait a minute, what the hell do you think got them in the habit of compulsively clicking "yes"? The user is trying to do something (check email, save a note,

by mtogo 15y ago

| Wait a minute, what the hell do you think got them in the habit of compulsively clicking "yes"? The user is trying to do something (check email, save a note, play angry birds). Something is in their way, and there is an obvious way to get it out of their way. It has nothing to do with UI design or habits.

mquander 15y ago
If you're using a computer, something usually "gets in your way" every ten minutes. If that wasn't the case, users might be less keen to get it out of their way, and try to figure it out or ask for help instead.
- mtogo 15y ago
  Take the Xbox then. It only interrupts starting a game once in a while, when there's a game update. Yet, every one of my friends start mashing the A button as soon as the update window pops up. They just want to play black ops, not read some dialog.
  - mquander 15y ago
    Good point.