11 things about humans

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11 Things engineers need to know about humans

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Often forgotten attributes that could help us engineers better understand the human species. An ice breaker for those tough software engineering discussions. Attributed to the www!

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11Thingsengineers need to know abouthumans

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HUMANSDon’t like to work or think

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HUMANSHAVE

LIMITATIONS

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HUMANSMAKE MISTAKES

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HUMANSHAVE A

COMPLICATED MEMORY

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HUMANSARE SOCIAL(Oh Really?!)

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HUMANSHAVE A RELATIVELY SHORT ATTENTION

SPAN

(COMPARED TO COMPUTERS)

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HUMANSCRAVE INFORMATION

(ENGINEERS CAN’T REALLY TELL WHY)

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HUMANSFORM MENTAL

MODELS

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HUMANSARE INATELY

CURIOUS AND USE VISUAL SYSTEMS WHEN POSSIBLE

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HUMANSUSE SYSTEMS BUILT

BY ENGINEERS

(or they try to)

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Engineers are cool

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ENGINEERSBuild stuff that

delightHUMANS

Too

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Hi

That’s me – Lawrence Wilfred

I love startups, I advise a few on UX and Product Strategy

Say hey @epuxy


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