Control
Control and recovery protect confidence
- A user should be able to change, undo, cancel, or recover from mistakes.
- Destructive or high-stakes actions need clearer confirmation.
- Good critique checks the path after the mistake, not only the happy path.
Practice sequence
- 1EditCan the user change a choice?
- 2UndoCan the user reverse an accidental action?
- 3ExitCan the user leave without losing work?
- 4RecoverCan the user recover after an error?