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Dinner This Week 3
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Weekly digest: 47 things happened while you were away. 3h ago
MonPasta with roasted tomatoesswap
TueBlack bean tacosswap
WedSheet pan chickenswap
ThuFried riceswap
FriPizzaswap
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Move left for anxious, attention-capturing software. Move right for calm software that respects your time. The same app, the same content—entirely different relationship with the user.

01Default over choice
02State, not feed
03Make deviation cheap
04Ask at the moment of pain
05Calm is not austere
06Notifications are a last resort

The manifesto

Software should do work so users don't have to.
The best interface is absence; the second best is a summary.
Defaults are kindness.
Corrections should be easier than configuration.
Interruptions should be rare and proportional.
Ignoring the app should be a valid usage mode.