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type: "article"
title: "Consistency is a feature, not a constraint"
summary: "Every time you make the button behave differently 'just here', you spend the user's trust."
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author: "Yuki Tanaka (@yukitanaka)"
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# Consistency is a feature, not a constraint

Designers treat consistency like a cage. Users experience it as safety.

When the same action looks and behaves the same everywhere, people stop thinking and start flowing. That's the entire goal.

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