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What do I mean when I say everything in Obsidian should feel instantaneous? No more than 0.1 seconds. The target was established in 1968 by Robert Miller and well described in 1993 by Jakob Nielsen here:

kepano

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26 Dec 2025

It's worth studying the classics of interaction design. "Response Times: The 3 Important Limits" by Jakob Nielsen (1993) www.nngroup.com/articles/res...

nngroup.comResponse Time Limits: Article by Jakob NielsenHow users react to delays in a user interface, whether website or application. The 3 main response time limits are determined by human perceptual abilities.

kepano

@stephango.com

"Human processor model" is a cognitive modeling method developed by Stuart K. Card, Thomas P. Moran, & Allen Newell (1983) used to calculate how long it takes to perform a certain task. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_p...

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