Working memory holds a small number of chunks, so the design lever is what counts as a chunk, not the raw item count.
LAW·004Law · Memory
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People judge an experience by its most intense moment and its ending, not by the average of the whole thing.
LAW·007Law · Memory
Items at the start and end of a list are remembered best, which makes the middle of any list the weakest position.
LAW·008Law · Memory
Recognising something on screen is far easier than remembering it, so keep the information visible.
HEUR·006Heuristic · Nielsen heuristics
Working memory is a narrow channel, and interfaces spend it on three kinds of work, only one of which is useful.
PSY·001Psychology · Attention and memory
Learning spread over time is retained far better than the same amount of learning crammed into one session.
PSY·008Psychology · Learning