Ikea method of technical writing (graphical instructions)

[Susan Hogarth]

On 8/1/07, Peter Gold <peter at knowhowpro.com> wrote:
>
> I'm hazy on where I read this, but I recall reading about the common
> tendency to blame oneself for one's problems engaging satisfyingly
> with technology. "I must be too dumb to use this," is the common
> example.
>
> There was some discussion about the psychological roots of this
> self-deprecating behavior, as well as the surrounding clouds of
> societal influences that may provoke or amplify it. All I remember is
> the usual inconclusive conclusions. ...

Yeah, I have that problem with self-deprecation. It's probably the
worst of my many faults.

-- 
Susan Hogarth (I'm also a hypochondriac... isn't there a pill i can
take for that?)