Notes by Aaron Phelps
Designing for attention.
Practical notes on UX, psychology, and helping people find their next step.
Psychology01
Make room for what matters.
Attention is a budget, not a resource.
Persuasive patterns work. That is exactly the problem.
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UX02
First impressions, honestly.
The ninety-second brain.
What first-impression research actually shows, and what it doesn’t.
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Ethics03
Slow can be the honest move.
Friction, chosen.
When slowing someone down is the honest move.
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