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Post by ZandraJoi on Jan 5, 2022 11:48:44 GMT -5
www.familyhandyman.com/list/5-buttons-you-see-every-day-that-actually-do-nothing"Buttons That Do Nothing There are a lot of buttons you come across every day. But how many are actually doing something, and how many are put there to simply placate users? Unfortunately, jamming that “close” button won’t make the elevator door close any faster, but it’s still there for a reason. Here are all the buttons you’re pushing that are doing absolutely nothing. Of course, some buttons just SEEM like they do absolutely nothing when they’re actually useful...." My notes: Who knew! Included are Crosswalk buttons, Elevator "close door", Office thermostats, Open/Close door buttons on London Public Transportation, Progress Bars Online. Here's the answer: "Why keep all these buttons and bars around if they don’t do anything? Well, because the placebo effect can be powerful. We’re used to things happening when we press buttons, whether it’s a computer keyboard or a vending machine. So even when a button doesn’t actually work, the illusion that it does can provide a calming effect. “Perceived control is very important,” Ellen J. Langer, a Harvard psychology professor, told The New York Times. “It diminishes stress and promotes well being.” We like having control, and buttons — useless or no — can give us just that. Because even if the button doesn’t do anything, that elevator door will close eventually, that “walk” signal will appear, and that’s enough. Even now that you know this, those little buttons will still serve their purpose."
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Post by lainee on Jan 5, 2022 16:55:31 GMT -5
Hmm...never knew there were so many buttons that did 'nothing'..:-) But, it's true..an illusion is a powerful thing
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Post by sharon on Jan 8, 2022 11:58:12 GMT -5
I've never noticed that... how interesting! I sincerely thought that the close button really did prompt the door to close when we decide that no one else is needing to come inside. Wow!
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Post by Bob on Jan 8, 2022 18:31:47 GMT -5
Interesting. I did not know this.
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Post by dudethatserin on Jan 24, 2022 19:53:09 GMT -5
Yeah, I heard about this. I do it anyway because it makes me feel better. lol I will always do it to feel better.
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