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"The next time you can't immediately figure out the shower control in a motel or work an unfamiliar television set or stove, remember that the problem is in the design."

Norman DA. The design of everyday things. New York: Basic Books; 1988. 257 p.

...Doesn't this relate really closely to the learned helplessness theory that the author talked about earlier in the chapter? It seems like he wants you to automatically assign blame to the designer if you can't work a product, without considering if it is just human error. If we think like this, it's just making excuses for not being able to work a product.

Although sometimes it is the designer's fault, it certainly is not every single time that you can't figure out what to do to make a product function as it is supposed to.

...Just a thought.

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Ezra. I'm still 17 (sigh), and I enjoy long walks on the beach, blue eyes, and eating.

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