We're happier when busy but our instinct is for idleness

Re:We're happier when busy but our instinct is for idleness by mhb on Thursday July 22, 2010 @08:28AM (#1537930)

Implications for user interface design?

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Re:We're happier when busy but our instinct is for idleness by tom_ilsinszki on Thursday July 22, 2010 @09:30AM (#1538043)

Complicated user interface + no reward: "majority (68 per cent) of students chose the lazy option" == the majority of people will simply hit the back button in their browsers.

Complicated user interface + reward: "majority (59 per cent) chose the [...] 'busy' option" == the majority of people will use a complicated interface, if there is (social or other type of) reward.

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Re:We're happier when busy but our instinct is for idleness by amk on Thursday July 22, 2010 @09:22AM (#1538017)

Hmm.. I can think of one off the top of my head. Give the user something to do or read while he is waiting for content to load

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Re:We're happier when busy but our instinct is for idleness by redorb on Thursday July 22, 2010 @11:37AM (#1538436)

Google has made this a lab option in gmail called 'gmail preview' if shows a quick snapshot of your email while loading ... pretty cool

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Re:We're happier when busy but our instinct is for idleness by thailandstartup on Thursday July 22, 2010 @09:49AM (#1538079)

Ask a user for his e-mail address (newsletter subscription) while he is waiting for a download. This works well for me.

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