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2026-03-17T00:25:07Z

When making your own tools, it's tempting to first look at what incumbents have done and copy their UX. But, this is a mistake. By looking at what they did, you automatically burn in their good and their bad ideas into your head, and have to fight against the impulse to copy. Had you not looked in the first place, you may have come up with a better way of doing things. And, it's not like you can't go look after the fact to see how terrible your UX is compared to what it could be.

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