Hicks Law
owl-listener/designer-skills/interaction-design/skills/hicks-lawby owl-listener9a6930cf84a8No license2.8K starsListed Oct 8, 2026Updated Oct 8, 2026Repository updated 4 weeks ago
Apply Hick's Law — decision time grows with the number of simultaneous choices. Use when a screen offers too many options at once. For how many items survive in memory afterwards, use `millers-law`.
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