Instruction Manuals

The best instruction manuals include only three simple steps.

Three is a magic number. The best instruction manuals that come with toys, games, and devices include only three steps.

A long list of steps, on the other, hand increases our level of frustration and confusion.

I got a couple new devices for Christmas yesterday. Each instruction manual included just three steps to set up and the devices did the rest (nice job Apple and Amazon).

Some of the kids’ toys, on the other hand, had a long...