According to Weiser, this is one of the key principles of designing calm technology. The device in question should never try to distract or pry the user away from what they are trying to accomplish. Yet, it must always be ready to accept user input. It is calming in the exact opposite way that receiving group chat notifications on your phone is no…
The end result is that many of our interactions with technology are not determined by ourselves, but by the technology. And, while it’s a stretch to say that developers are acting nefariously to steal our time, those b…