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Laws of UX · Speed and effort

Parkinson's Law

Any task will inflate until all of the available time is spent.

The design-system take

Where the principle shows up in a token, component or pattern decision.

A three-step flow will take three steps’ worth of effort; a ten-step wizard invites ten steps of hesitation. Fewer steps is not just faster — it feels faster.

Adapted from Parkinson's Law on Laws of UX — Jon Yablonski.