Re: Ikea method of technical writing (graphical instructions)
Subject:Re: Ikea method of technical writing (graphical instructions) From:"Susan Hogarth" <hogarth -at- gmail -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Wed, 1 Aug 2007 16:30:04 -0400
On 8/1/07, Peter Gold <peter -at- knowhowpro -dot- 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?)
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