Chapter 3: How Simple Things Can Complicate Our Mind
In this chapter the author discusses how simplicity does not necessarily make things less confusing. He gives several examples to illustrate this point. One of which, is the fact that even though opening a door by using a key should be simple, the fact that the key could face up or down and be turned clockwise or counter clockwise leads to confusion. The author then talks about how by making functions that describe how we interact with simple things can lower confusion.
Chapter 4: Social Signifiers
In this chapter the author discusses social signifiers. Social signifiers are how people understand things by simply looking around and observing the situation. One example given in the book is that when a person is waiting at a train station, they can tell whether the train has left by simply looking at peoples behavior around the station. Social signifiers give us a way to interact with confusing things without having to really understanding them.
No comments:
Post a Comment