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    The Best Interface Is No Interface

    Golden Krishna · 2015

    Our love affair with the digital interface is out of control. We've embraced it in the boardroom, the bedroom, and the bathroom. Screens have taken over our lives. Most people spend over eight hours a day staring at a screen, and some "technological innovators" are hoping to grab even more of your eyeball time. You have screens in your pocket, in your car, on your appliances, and maybe even on your face. Average smartphone users check their phones 150 times a day, responding to the addictive buzz of Facebook or emails or Twitter. Are you sick? There's an app for that! Need to pray? There's an app for that! Dead? Well, there's an app for that, too! And most apps are intentionally addictive distractions that end up taking our attention away from things like family, friends, sleep, and oncoming traffic. There's a better way. In this book, innovator Golden Krishna challenges our world of nagging, screen-based bondage, and shows how we can build a technologically advanced world without digital interfaces. In his insightful, raw, and often hilarious criticism, Golden reveals fascinating ways to think beyond screens using three principles that lead to more meaningful innovation. Whether you're working in technology, or just wary of a gadget-filled future, you'll be enlightened and entertained while discovering that the best interface is no interface.

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    What Hacker News says

    1. nicbouSep 2022
      In a similar vein, Don't Make Me Think about simple website usability is a good place to start.

      I also like The Best Interface Is No Interface, although the original article was sufficient.

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    2. jkbrMar 2020
      Apple should follow and ditch the Touch Bar. Also, the excellent The Best Interface is No Interface book [0] talks quite a bit about unnecessary touch screen controls in cars and related topics.

      [0] http://www.nointerface.com/book/

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    3. mgosDec 2017
      1. The power of a positive no 2. Black box thinking 3. Difficult conversations 4. Transcending loss 5. Braving the wilderness 6. Motherless daughters 7. The happy medium 8. Deep work 9. The golden sayings of Epictetus 10. The best interface is no interface 11. 101 essays that will change the way you think 12. Leaders eat last

      Will keep adding more as I remember. Hope this helps :)

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    4. JusticeJuiceMay 2017
      Want an actually fascinating read about the future of interface design? Read the best interface is no interface, by Golden Krishna. It's so good.
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    5. lostphilosopherMar 2017
      Generally:

      The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn

      The Apology of Socrates, Plato

      Professionally:

      The Pragmatic Programmer, Andrew Hunt and David Thomas

      The Best Interface is No Interface, Golden Krishna

      thread
    6. cloverichOct 2016
      I enjoyed "The best interface is no interface" -- though its more of a fun read: http://www.nointerface.com/book/
      thread

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