Daily Annoyances

The small things that ruin an otherwise fine day.

Most poopular · Work

Public votes set the order. #1 is the most pooped.

Meeting that could be an email Work

A meeting costs one hour times the number of people in it, which is the arithmetic that makes this complaint durable.

Calendar invite without context Work

An invitation with a title and no agenda moves the work of finding out what it is about onto everyone invited.

Corporate jargon Work

Vocabulary that signals belonging inside an organization and stops meaning much outside it.

Open plan office noise Work

Removing walls was meant to increase collaboration; it also removed the thing that used to contain sound.

Reply all Work

The button sits next to reply and does something categorically different, which is a design decision with consequences.

Spreadsheet with hidden columns Work

Hidden columns still feed the formulas, so the number you can see depends on data you cannot.

Urgent message marked urgent Work

If everything is flagged urgent, the flag stops carrying information — which is what makes the next real one harder to see.

Video played without headphones Work

Sound travels to everyone in range, so the choice is made once and experienced by everybody else.

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SMALL PROBLEMS. BIG OPINIONS.

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