jagibson.org


Permalink

Reading about the Principles of Calm Technology from the Calm Tech Institute:

I. Technology should require the smallest possible amount of attention

II. Technology should inform and create calm

III. Technology should make use of the periphery

IV. Technology should amplify the best of technology and the best of humanity

V. Technology can communicate, but doesn’t need to speak

VI. Technology should work even when it fails

VII. The right amount of technology is the minimum needed to solve the problem

VIII. Technology should respect social norms.