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#103 UX in the Age of Overwhelm – Are We Designing for Exhausted Users?

2025/3/6
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@Marisa Reiners : 我们正生活在一个信息过载的时代,人们普遍感到疲惫和注意力分散。这引发了一个重要的问题:我们是否正在为已经筋疲力尽的用户设计产品? 从用户行为来看,人们每天花费大量时间在手机和各种应用上,不断切换任务,导致注意力持续分散,精神疲惫。社交媒体平台利用多巴胺设计,例如无限滚动、通知等,来提高用户参与度,但这种参与度是以牺牲用户福祉为代价的。 这种设计模式导致了数字疲劳,用户即使感到疲惫也难以停止使用。例如,Netflix 的自动播放功能,Facebook 的点赞按钮,以及各种应用的通知机制,都旨在提高用户参与度,但同时也加剧了用户的精神负担。 因此,我们应该重新思考用户体验设计的目标。与其一味追求用户参与度,不如关注用户福祉,设计更简单、更清晰的用户体验,减少用户的认知负荷。这包括减少不必要的功能,简化操作流程,以及避免使用会引发多巴胺成瘾的设计技巧。 一些公司已经开始尝试改变,例如苹果的专注模式、Instagram 的休息提示功能以及谷歌的数字健康功能,但这些功能需要用户主动启用,并且平台仍然从用户参与度中获利,因此改变的动力不足。 未来,用户体验设计应该更注重帮助用户快速高效地完成目标,而不是仅仅追求长期参与。这需要设计师具备同理心,理解用户意图,并设计出更符合用户身心健康需求的产品。我们需要思考,如果设计师因减少用户屏幕时间而不是增加用户参与度而获得奖励,将会怎样?这将促使我们重新思考设计伦理,并为用户创造更积极、更健康的用户体验。

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This chapter explores the impact of digital fatigue on user behavior and attention spans. It discusses how constant notifications and information overload contribute to mental exhaustion, and how UX design can be adjusted to reduce cognitive load and improve user experience.
  • Digital fatigue is impacting user behavior and attention spans.
  • Constant context switching leads to mental fatigue.
  • Users often desire simpler experiences rather than more features.

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In this episode, we explore a question that affects all of us:

📌 Are we designing for users who are already exhausted?

We wake up and immediately check our phones. We spend hours switching between apps, notifications, and endless feeds. Our brains are constantly processing information, yet focusing for more than a few minutes feels impossible.

If digital fatigue is shaping how people interact with technology, what does that mean for UX? Should we be designing less, not more?

We’ll dive into:

  • How digital fatigue is changing user behavior
  • Why attention spans are shrinking—and what it means for UX
  • The dark side of dopamine-driven design (infinite scroll, notifications, engagement hacks)
  • The ethical dilemma: Should UX designers prioritize well-being over engagement?

And here’s an extreme thought:
👉 What if designers were rewarded for reducing screen time instead of increasing engagement?

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