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I'm going to take a slightly different tack here. The human brain is complex, but it is also lazy. One of my favorite scenes in the movie Real Genius was a running gag. The first segment shows a… | Kurt Cagle

The human brain is inherently lazy and tends to take cognitive shortcuts. This cognitive tendency affects how we interact with systems and interfaces, suggesting that interface design should account for human cognitive limitations and our tendency to conserve mental effort rather than fighting against these natural inclinations.

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Ben Shneiderman: Eight Golden Rules of Interface Design

Ben Shneiderman presents eight foundational principles for interface design that have shaped HCI practice for three decades. The rules address consistency, universal usability, informative feedback, closure, error prevention, reversibility, user control, and cognitive load. These principles, derived from experience and continuously refined, provide a practical framework applicable across desktop, web, and mobile environments.