Laws of UX · Memory and cognitive load
Miller's Law
The average person can only keep 7 (plus or minus 2) items in their working memory.
The design-system take
Where the principle shows up in a token, component or pattern decision.
Chunk long lists into groups of three to five — navigation menus, table columns, onboarding steps — and keep the chunks meaningful. The number matters less than the grouping.
Adapted from Miller's Law on Laws of UX — Jon Yablonski.