- Photo
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- Name
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- Field
- Cognitive psychology
- Year
- 1956
- Lead author
- George A. Miller
- Core idea
- Human short‑term memory has a limited capacity—roughly seven meaningful chunks of information at once.
- Why it hooked me
- It’s the rare famous finding that actually changes how you design slides, forms, and checklists.
- Best for
- Editing anything cluttered—UI menus, onboarding docs, even your to‑do list.
- Length feel
- Surprisingly readable essay with plenty of examples and jokes.
- Vibe
- Cheeky, conversational, and self-aware about its own popularity.
- Nerdy flex
- Quoting Miller to justify cutting a bloated feature list never gets old.
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