On average, when you ask someone to perform a task on a site, they cannot do it. It's not their fault; it's the designer's fault.
Jakob NielsenProgressive disclosure defers advanced or rarely used features to a secondary screen, making applications easier to learn and less error-prone.
Jakob NielsenDeveloping fewer features allows you to conserve development resources and spend more time refining those features that users really need. Fewer features mean fewer things to confuse users, less risk of user errors, less description and documentation, and therefore simpler Help content. Removing any one feature automatically increases the usability of the remaining ones.
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