That phrase succinctly describes the most important design lesson I’ve learned this year: that focusing on the simple core of a concept is more important than filling out its features.<\/p>\n
> \u201cSimple trumps complete\u201d \u2013 a 5% feature (used by less than 5% of all users) is a distraction for all the other users, and is better removed, unless its really critical (a small number of users do need to cancel service, for example).<\/p>\n
– [Neil Hunt on Netflix’s A\/B testing](http:\/\/www.quora.com\/What-types-of-things-does-Netflix-A-B-test-aside-from-member-sign-up\/answer\/Neil-Hunt)<\/p>\n
I also love the term “attentrons” for the energy people spend to comprehend elements of a design.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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